Mogadishu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mogadishu	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$819	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2860	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$276	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1255	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.7	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	26	72
😀 Quality of life	16	62
🏙️ Population	2.12M	2.89M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 57% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6317th and 8350th ($819 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 9088th and 5178th 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	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$75	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1690	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$836	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.72%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6395	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.1	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$52	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.8	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1047	$5424

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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$805
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$452
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$815
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$702
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506