Hargeisa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$220
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
12
100
😀 Quality of life
22
82
🏙️ Population
1.23M
7.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 73% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7179th and 621st ($712 vs $2674) 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 9073rd and 632nd 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
$5.03
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$22890

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$572
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$571
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$526
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$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
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$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
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$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
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$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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$2415
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$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
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$1718
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$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
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$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
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$589
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$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
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$465
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$673
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$816
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$760
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$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
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$769
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$814
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$805
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$730
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$738
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$698
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$696
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$723
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$699
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