Jakarta vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$285
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
27
😀 Quality of life
71
22
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.12M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 13% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7756th and 7156th ($627 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 3291st and 9071st 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
$2.19
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$629

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$516
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$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
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$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800