Amman vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1623
🏠 One person rent
$386
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
64
11
😀 Quality of life
68
8
🏙️ Population
4.01M
760K

The cost of living in Amman is 51% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5535th and 7141st ($994 vs $660) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 3048th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$603

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$608
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$996
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$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
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$710
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$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$518
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$764
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$718
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$756
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$571
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$542
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$540
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$503
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$507
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$496
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$838
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$482
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$486
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$481
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$546
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$662
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$886
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$706
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$752
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$484
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$897
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$482
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$487
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$654
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$486
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$711
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$520
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$937
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$910
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1006
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$902
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$905
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$541