Gothenburg vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$895	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$396
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	11
😀 Quality of life	92	7
🏙️ Population	608K	760K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 152% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2792nd and 7018th ($1725 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Sweden and Somalia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 81st and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hargeisa

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	Gothenburg	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$596

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Hargeisa

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