Beirut vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$555
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
11
😀 Quality of life
61
7
🏙️ Population
2.42M
760K

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4691st and 7018th ($1165 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 4996th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$596

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535