Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$220
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
12
80
😀 Quality of life
22
87
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.72M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 29% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7179th and 5666th ($712 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9073rd and 364th 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
$5.03
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$11481

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$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$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
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610