Doha vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$1626
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
41
12
😀 Quality of life
83
19
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.23M

The cost of living in Doha is 208% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1744th and 7399th ($2100 vs $682) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 513th and 9138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Hargeisa

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Doha Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$606

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$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$521
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543