Amman vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$368
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
10
😀 Quality of life
70
11
🏙️ Population
4.01M
760K

The cost of living in Amman is 20% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5708th and 6203rd ($962 vs $801) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Hargeisa ranked 3rd in Somalia, while ranked 2687th and 9245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$80.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$57.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$9408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$4.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$31.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$175
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$49.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$35.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$45.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$856

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$618
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$554
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$476
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$491
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$548
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$519
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$520
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$508
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$512
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$502
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$570
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$488
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$492
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$752
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$487
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$553
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$578
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$609
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$603
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$575
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$490
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$598
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$486
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$485
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$569
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$487
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$840
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$522
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$892
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$963
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$598
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$833
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$588
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$829
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$843
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$412