Hargeisa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$218
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
28
😀 Quality of life
7
45
🏙️ Population
760K
846K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 55% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7018th and 8885th ($684 vs $443) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 9250th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$4063

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$553
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$509
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$514
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$504
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$814
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$489
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$491
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$1103
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$513
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$491
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$550
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$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
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$711
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$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
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$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
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$590
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$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
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$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
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$895
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$535

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$311
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$335
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$321
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$377
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
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$285
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$284
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$273
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$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
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