Hargeisa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$220
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
12
71
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
1.23M
11.1M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 65% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7179th and 8919th ($712 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 9073rd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Lahore

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Hargeisa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$1393

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$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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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
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$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323