Amman vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$358
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
11
😀 Quality of life
69
11
🏙️ Population
4.01M
760K

The cost of living in Amman is 20% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5457th and 6334th ($981 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Somalia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 3121st and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$961

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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