Chisinau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$539
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
12
😀 Quality of life
62
22
🏙️ Population
567K
1.23M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 36% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5911th and 7179th ($967 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Moldova and Somalia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 5736th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Hargeisa

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Chisinau Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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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