Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$218
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
81
😀 Quality of life
7
83
🏙️ Population
760K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 27% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7018th and 6046th ($684 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9250th and 389th 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
$2.71
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643