Chisinau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$482
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
11
😀 Quality of life
57
7
🏙️ Population
639K
760K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 28% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6200th and 7018th ($876 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 9250th 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
$7.06
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$596

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535