Damascus vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$271
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
11
😀 Quality of life
32
7
🏙️ Population
2.58M
760K

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7105th and 7018th ($672 vs $684) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7854th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Hargeisa

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Damascus Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$596

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535