Hargeisa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$221
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
760K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7132nd and 532nd ($694 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9161st and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$22102

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$559
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$560
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$517
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$522
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$512
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$1039
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$499
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$500
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$1289
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$522
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$498
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$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
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$724
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$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
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$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
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$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
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$829
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$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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$2414
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$878
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$662
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$1746
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$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
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$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
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$451
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$818
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$589
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$454
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$669
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$809
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$765
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$773
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$780
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$766
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$897
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$790
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$750
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$726
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$697
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$681
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$693
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