Ashgabat vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Hargeisa | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 136% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 3187th and 7018th ($1616 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkmenistan and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Somalia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8245th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Hargeisa
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| Ashgabat | Hargeisa | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 105 km or 65 mi |  Borama | |
| 140 km or 87 mi |  Jijiga | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Harar | |
| 230 km or 143 mi |  Ali Sabieh | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Dikhil | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Obock | |
| 375 km or 233 mi |  Aden | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Taiz | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Ibb | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Dessie | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Zabid | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Dhamar | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Sayyan | |
| 643 km or 400 mi | Sanaa | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Mekelle | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Awasa | |
| 719 km or 446 mi | Baidoa | |
| 763 km or 474 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 781 km or 485 mi | Mukalla | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Gondar | |
| 820 km or 510 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 821 km or 510 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Jimma | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Massawa | |
| 849 km or 527 mi | Mogadishu | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Asmara | |
| 881 km or 548 mi |  Najran | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Keren | |
| 977 km or 607 mi | Abha | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi |  Kassala | |
| 1066 km or 662 mi | Bareq | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 1089 km or 677 mi | Ad-Damazin | |
| 1171 km or 728 mi | Bisha | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 1274 km or 792 mi |  Meru |