Hargeisa vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$198
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
63
😀 Quality of life
19
54
🏙️ Population
1.23M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 62% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7399th and 8923rd ($682 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9138th and 6375th 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
$5.04
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$1476

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$521
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$1045
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$561
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$1050
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$590
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$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525