Hargeisa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$220
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
12
45
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
1.23M
4.7M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7179th and 4757th ($712 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Jeddah. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 990th 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
$5.03
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$7655

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$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
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494