Chongqing vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$224	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	11
😀 Quality of life	72	8
🏙️ Population	32.1M	760K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 4% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7340th and 7141st ($634 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1675th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hargeisa

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	Chongqing	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$603

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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