Birmingham vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$367
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
11
😀 Quality of life
93
11
🏙️ Population
1.14M
760K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 146% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1780th and 6334th ($2004 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 58th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$961

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486