Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$221
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
80
😀 Quality of life
17
85
🏙️ Population
760K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 31% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5567th ($694 vs $1002) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9161st and 461st 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
$5.02
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$12260

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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600