Hargeisa vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$220
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
12
43
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.99M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 51% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7179th and 4189th ($712 vs $1461) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9073rd and 1096th 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
$5.03
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$8046

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$570
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$1156
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$601
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$572
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$571
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$526
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$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
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$1269
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$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
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$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
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$1309
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$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479