Diyarbakir vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Diyarbakir	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1575	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$336	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$589	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$586	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	11
😀 Quality of life	40	8
🏙️ Population	1.73M	760K

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 0.1% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7148th and 7141st ($659 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 3rd in Turkey and Somalia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Diyarbakir compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Diyarbakir ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6933rd and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Hargeisa

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	Diyarbakir	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.4	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.31	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$497	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.27%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$462	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.99	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.68	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.79	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.7	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4896	$603

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$621
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$606
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$600
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$600
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$589
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$492
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$589
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$589
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$573
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$614
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$644
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$582
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$544
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$578
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$574
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$672
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$688
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$581
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$562
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$462
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$607
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$646
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$615
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$617
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$575
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$553
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$523
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$509
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$948

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541