Chisinau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$528
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
11
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
639K
760K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 37% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5968th and 7132nd ($947 vs $694) 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 6039th and 9161st 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
$8.01
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549