Hargeisa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$995
🏠 One person rent
$281
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
11
53
🏙️ Population
760K
14.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 95% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6334th and 8902nd ($815 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9249th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$1093

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$702
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$524
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$705
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$551
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$524
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$522
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$486
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
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$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
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$822
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$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
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$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546