Doha vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$367
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
45
11
😀 Quality of life
79
11
🏙️ Population
1.19M
760K

The cost of living in Doha is 130% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2137th and 6334th ($1872 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Somalia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 501st and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$961

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$1285
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$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486