Hargeisa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$218
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
7
72
🏙️ Population
760K
298K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 46% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7018th and 4400th ($684 vs $1267) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9250th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$10026

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
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$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
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$1457
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$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
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$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520