Essen vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$681
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$396
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
11
😀 Quality of life
95
7
🏙️ Population
585K
760K

The cost of living in Essen is 123% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 3595th and 7018th ($1525 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 3rd in Germany and Somalia, respectively. Check Germany vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 31st and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$596

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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