Hargeisa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$198
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
45
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
1.23M
298K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 49% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7399th and 4453rd ($682 vs $1340) 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 0.2 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 9138th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Manama

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Hargeisa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$10985

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$561
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$1050
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$590
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$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
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$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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$1218
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$1062
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$965
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$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
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$1628
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$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
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$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
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$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
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$861
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$1355
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$1455
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$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521