Hargeisa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$220
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
33
😀 Quality of life
22
25
🏙️ Population
1.23M
5.33M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 50% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7179th and 8823rd ($712 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9073rd and 8992nd 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
$5.03
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$1540

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$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
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467