Damascus vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$310
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
12
😀 Quality of life
40
22
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.23M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7406th and 7179th ($675 vs $712) 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 7899th and 9073rd 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
$9.24
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Hargeisa

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