Mogadishu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$264
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
27
76
😀 Quality of life
19
65
🏙️ Population
2.12M
3.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 32% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7125th and 8392nd ($724 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 9150th and 5172nd 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
$3.5
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$9112

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$1152
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$1153
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$542
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$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493