Chisinau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$1623
🏠 One person rent
$505
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$403
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
11
😀 Quality of life
57
8
🏙️ Population
639K
760K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6080th and 7141st ($892 vs $660) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5665th and 9243rd 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
$8.05
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$518
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$764
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$718
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$756
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$571
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$542
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$540
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$503
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$507
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$496
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$838
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$482
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$486
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$481
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$546
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$662
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$886
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$706
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$752
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$484
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$897
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$482
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$487
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$654
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$486
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$711
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$520
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$937
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$910
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1006
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$902
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$905
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$541