Doha vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1623
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$403
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
11
😀 Quality of life
80
8
🏙️ Population
1.19M
760K

The cost of living in Doha is 170% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2449th and 7141st ($1779 vs $660) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$603

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$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
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$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
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$1721
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$1828
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$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
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$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
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$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
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$904

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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