Dubai vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
12
😀 Quality of life
90
22
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.23M

The cost of living in Dubai is 240% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1039th and 7179th ($2420 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 203rd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hargeisa

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Dubai Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$549

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542