Guangzhou vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1626
🏠 One person rent
$342
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
12
😀 Quality of life
77
19
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.23M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6854th and 7399th ($785 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in China and Somalia, respectively. Check China vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1149th and 9138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hargeisa

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Guangzhou Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$606

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$521
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543