Hargeisa vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$220
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
22
50
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 53% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7179th and 8843rd ($712 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 9073rd and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Islamabad

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Hargeisa Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$3118

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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
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$1022
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$491
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$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
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
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$379
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$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
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$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
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$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
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$433
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$352
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$473
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$382
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$351
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$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
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$429
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$379