Birmingham vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
11
😀 Quality of life
95
17
🏙️ Population
1.14M
760K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 208% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7132nd ($2137 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 48th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549