Damascus vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$225
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
11
😀 Quality of life
36
11
🏙️ Population
2.5M
760K

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6334th ($583 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7665th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$961

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486