Hargeisa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$218
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
46
😀 Quality of life
7
50
🏙️ Population
760K
3M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 27% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7018th and 8365th ($684 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st in Somalia and Iran, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9250th and 6193rd 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
$2.71
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$612

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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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797