Dubai vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$396
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
64
11
😀 Quality of life
86
7
🏙️ Population
3.33M
760K

The cost of living in Dubai is 237% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1098th and 7018th ($2309 vs $684) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 306th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$596

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$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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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