Hargeisa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$198
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
45
😀 Quality of life
19
56
🏙️ Population
1.23M
3M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7399th and 8757th ($682 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 61st in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9138th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mashhad

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Hargeisa Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$629

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$521
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$1045
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$1050
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$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638