Guangzhou vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$322
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
11
😀 Quality of life
75
17
🏙️ Population
18.7M
760K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6838th and 7132nd ($758 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 2100th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Hargeisa infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Hargeisa

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Hargeisa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$545

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Hargeisa

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