Mogadishu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$230
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
26
93
😀 Quality of life
12
83
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6832nd and 6171st ($711 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9139th and 418th 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
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$18619

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$706
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$660
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$764
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$718
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$541
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$518
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$756
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$580
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$760
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$545
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$542
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$500
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
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$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443