Essen vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$682
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
95
22
🏙️ Population
587K
1.23M

The cost of living in Essen is 119% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 3860th and 7179th ($1561 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 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 17th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hargeisa

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Essen Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$549

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Hargeisa

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