Jakarta vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$375
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
26
😀 Quality of life
63
13
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.12M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 5% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6641st and 6821st ($757 vs $719) 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 0.8 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 4600th and 9110th 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
$2.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$890

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
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$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799