Mogadishu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$719
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$256
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$740
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
26
72
😀 Quality of life
13
62
🏙️ Population
2.12M
3.01M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 29% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6821st and 8199th ($719 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 9110th and 4937th 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
$3.03
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$1.37
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.3
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.73%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6940
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.1
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.2
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.2
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$890
$5075

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$711
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$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515