Bandung vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$218	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	26
😀 Quality of life	40	12
🏙️ Population	2.88M	2.12M

The cost of living in Bandung is 23% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8276th and 6832nd ($545 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Indonesia and Somalia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6910th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Mogadishu

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	Bandung	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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