Mogadishu vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$961
🏠 One person rent
$267
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
38
😀 Quality of life
22
44
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.54M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 94% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7156th and 9016th ($721 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 9071st and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Palembang

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Mogadishu Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$7055

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$543
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$521
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$1050
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$611
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$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
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$807
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$533
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$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$393
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$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
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$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
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$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
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$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
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$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
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$488
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$422
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$707
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$458
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$457
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$452
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$446
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$617
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$610