Hargeisa vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$220
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
45
😀 Quality of life
22
56
🏙️ Population
1.23M
3M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7179th and 8726th ($712 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9073rd and 6291st 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
$5.03
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.05
🥤 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
$236
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$627

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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639