Abu Dhabi vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$367
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
11
😀 Quality of life
82
11
🏙️ Population
1.48M
760K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 138% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1938th and 6334th ($1936 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 369th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hargeisa

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Abu Dhabi Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$961

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486