Hargeisa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$221
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
46
😀 Quality of life
17
77
🏙️ Population
760K
298K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4625th ($694 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9161st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$8943

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$1169
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$1175
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$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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$1230
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$1201
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$908
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$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
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$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
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$1454
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$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
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$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
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$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
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$889
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$1398
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$1449
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$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534