Hargeisa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$218
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
7
49
🏙️ Population
760K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 60% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7018th and 8915th ($684 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9250th and 6242nd 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
$2.71
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$1146

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$527
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$671
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$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
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$667
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548