Hargeisa vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$218
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
7
88
🏙️ Population
760K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 75% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 7018th and 379th ($684 vs $2753) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9250th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$22381

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$553
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$509
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$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
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$1103
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$513
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$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
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$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
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$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
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$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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$2427
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$958
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$641
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$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
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$605
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$592
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$795
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$819
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$783
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$774
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$774
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$780
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$813
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$781
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$746
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$794
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$713
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$731
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$671
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$725
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