Boston vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
12
😀 Quality of life
92
22
🏙️ Population
676K
1.23M

The cost of living in Boston is 411% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 30th and 7179th ($3638 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 94th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Hargeisa

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Boston Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$549

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Hargeisa

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