Hargeisa vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$221
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
43
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
760K
2.99M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 52% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4115th ($694 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Somalia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9161st and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kuwait City

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Hargeisa Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$7065

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$586
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$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
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$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
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$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
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$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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$726
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$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
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$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
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$474
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$352
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$1237
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$1230
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$1201
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$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
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$540
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$806
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$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470