Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$198
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
12
80
😀 Quality of life
19
88
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.71M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 30% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7399th and 5770th ($682 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9138th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$521
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617