Mogadishu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mogadishu	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$711	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2049	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$230	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$703	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	26	74
😀 Quality of life	12	63
🏙️ Population	2.12M	3.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 29% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6832nd and 8233rd ($711 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Surabaya. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9139th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Surabaya

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	Mogadishu	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.8	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1676	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$217	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.02%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4805	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.75	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.67	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.2	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$879	$5490

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508