Dhaka vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$121	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$396
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	11
😀 Quality of life	54	7
🏙️ Population	16.8M	760K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 37% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8916th and 7018th ($428 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5968th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hargeisa

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	Dhaka	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$596

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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