Mogadishu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$264
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
19
87
🏙️ Population
2.12M
2.35M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 23% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7125th and 6085th ($724 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9150th and 373rd 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
$3.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$17081

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$542
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$509
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$1156
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$996
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$455
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$419
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$797
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$544
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$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
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$508
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$1269
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$523
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$601
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$571
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$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
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$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
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$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
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$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464