Hargeisa vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$281
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
11
41
😀 Quality of life
11
54
🏙️ Population
760K
1.68M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 21% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6334th and 5103rd ($815 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9249th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mecca

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Hargeisa Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$4708

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105 km or 65 mi Borama
$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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490