Hargeisa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$281
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1997
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
11
45
😀 Quality of life
11
73
🏙️ Population
760K
4.7M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6334th and 4731st ($815 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.8 months in Jeddah. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9249th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Jeddah

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Hargeisa Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$6667

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$602
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$702
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$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1032
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470