Hargeisa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$221
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
17
54
🏙️ Population
760K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 61% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8915th ($694 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9161st and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Karachi

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Hargeisa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$1491

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$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
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$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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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
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$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
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$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
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$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
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$347
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$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
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$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558