Mogadishu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$256
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
13
83
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6821st and 6227th ($719 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 9110th and 388th 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
$3.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$13630

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$711
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$502
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$671
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$626
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$535
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$527
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$667
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$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691