Essen vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$666
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
11
😀 Quality of life
96
17
🏙️ Population
587K
760K

The cost of living in Essen is 119% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7132nd ($1516 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 3rd in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 24th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$545

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549