Mogadishu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$276
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
16
86
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.29M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 5% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6317th and 6163rd ($819 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 9088th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Taoyuan

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Mogadishu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$13937

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$805
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$452
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$815
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$702
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$676
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$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716