Doha vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
11
😀 Quality of life
82
17
🏙️ Population
1.19M
760K

The cost of living in Doha is 167% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2509th and 7132nd ($1849 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Qatar and Somalia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 608th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$545

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$1770
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$1201
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$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549