Hargeisa vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$281
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
81
😀 Quality of life
11
84
🏙️ Population
760K
2.73M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6334th and 5786th ($815 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 9249th and 320th 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
$2.83
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655