Hargeisa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$281
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
11
29
😀 Quality of life
11
21
🏙️ Population
760K
4.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 44% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6334th and 7972nd ($815 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9249th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$1370

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$551
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$524
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$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
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$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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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
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$240
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$328
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$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484