Hargeisa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$198
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
33
😀 Quality of life
19
26
🏙️ Population
1.23M
5.33M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 35% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7399th and 8650th ($682 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9138th and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kabul

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Hargeisa Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$1302

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$521
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$1045
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$561
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$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
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$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469