Doha vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$396
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
11
😀 Quality of life
80
7
🏙️ Population
1.19M
760K

The cost of living in Doha is 164% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2461st and 7018th ($1810 vs $684) 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 2.1 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 501st and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$596

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$1267
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$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

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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