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Jakarta vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 2.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 48.2% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 62.8% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 11.4 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Jakarta

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Jakarta are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,991	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,560	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS284	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS185	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	-22.0%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS924	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,422	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	+39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,051	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,107	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS935	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS774	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS258	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	+54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS710	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	-14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	+33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS314	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS387	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+70.0%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,225	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,377	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	-38.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4,266,501	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	+297.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,299	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	-41.3%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 62.8% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS37,924	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,597	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,776	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	+153.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS35,998	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	+13.8%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 11.4 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,443	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	+257.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS324,254	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	+1832.9%
Average			+1045.0%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,275	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS853	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS683	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	+148.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,014	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.58 IDR59,622.31
Average			+35.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,955	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	+206.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,842	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	+34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,170	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	+194.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,416	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	+43.9%
Average			+119.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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