Chisinau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$428
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
11
😀 Quality of life
58
11
🏙️ Population
639K
760K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 0.6% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6354th and 6334th ($810 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5671st and 9249th 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
$6.79
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$961

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486