Hargeisa vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$281
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
28
😀 Quality of life
11
48
🏙️ Population
760K
846K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 79% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6334th and 8752nd ($815 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Nepal, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9249th and 6452nd 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
$2.83
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$3189

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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
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$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
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$470
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$923
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$489
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$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
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$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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$355
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$390
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$345
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$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
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$310
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$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
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$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
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$452
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$471
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$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
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$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
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$293
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$311
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$312
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$400
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$315
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$301
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$328