Hargeisa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$220
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
75
😀 Quality of life
22
60
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 2% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7179th and 7267th ($712 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9073rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Karaj

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Hargeisa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$833

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$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546