Hargeisa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$281
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
46
😀 Quality of life
11
53
🏙️ Population
760K
3M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 53% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6334th and 8260th ($815 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9249th and 6128th 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
$2.83
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$555

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$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700