Damascus vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$315
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
11
😀 Quality of life
39
17
🏙️ Population
2.69M
760K

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7287th and 7132nd ($671 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Somalia, respectively. Check Syria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7834th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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