Amman vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$392
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
12
😀 Quality of life
73
22
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.23M

The cost of living in Amman is 42% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5560th and 7179th ($1013 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Somalia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2560th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Hargeisa

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Amman Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$549

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$546
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$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542