Beirut vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$598
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
12
😀 Quality of life
62
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.23M

The cost of living in Beirut is 90% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7179th ($1353 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Somalia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5682nd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hargeisa

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Beirut Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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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