Hargeisa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$281
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
11
89
🏙️ Population
760K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 69% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6334th and 503rd ($815 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9249th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Hong Kong

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$20363

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$486
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$490
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$481
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$820
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$466
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$470
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$923
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$489
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$467
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$523
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$800
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$840
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$805
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$883
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$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
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$467
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$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
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$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
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$1047
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$466
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$923
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$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
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$486

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$2410
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$939
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$618
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$1565
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$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
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$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
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$716
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$856
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$589
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$588
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$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$774
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$857
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$831
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$785
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$812
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$777
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$752
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$806
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$713
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$719
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$620
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$735
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