Mogadishu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$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

Cities near Surabaya

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