Mogadishu vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$991
🏠 One person rent
$276
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
26
38
😀 Quality of life
16
40
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.54M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 79% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6317th and 8738th ($819 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 9088th and 7235th 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
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$8156

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$805
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$452
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$815
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$702
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480