Bali vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$845	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	26
😀 Quality of life	57	12
🏙️ Population	4.36M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bali is 78% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4297th and 6832nd ($1267 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Somalia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5664th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Mogadishu

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	Bali	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$879

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$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