Cologne vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
12
😀 Quality of life
96
22
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.23M

The cost of living in Cologne is 180% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2067th and 7179th ($1990 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 15th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hargeisa

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Cologne Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542