Jakarta vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2860
🏠 One person rent
$365
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1255
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
26
😀 Quality of life
65
16
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.12M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 12% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6708th and 6317th ($718 vs $819) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Somalia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 4403rd and 9088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Mogadishu

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Jakarta Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$75
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$5.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$26.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$52
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$64.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$1047

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$545
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$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
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$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883