Hargeisa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$198
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
12
29
😀 Quality of life
19
47
🏙️ Population
1.23M
846K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 61% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7399th and 8916th ($682 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Nepal, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 9138th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kathmandu

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Hargeisa Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$4078

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$478
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$476
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$532
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$748
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$910
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$745
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$800
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$477
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$923
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$475
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$481
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$746
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$484
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$721
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$513
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$864
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$483
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$871
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$947
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$873
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$872
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$263
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$264
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$303
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$270
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$282
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$274
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$266
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$255
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$287
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$960
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$437
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$289
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$320
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$412
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$291
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$288
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$307
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$326
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$273
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$274
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$268
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$348
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$289
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