Hargeisa vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$220
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
12
41
😀 Quality of life
22
58
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 36% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7179th and 5028th ($712 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 months in Mecca. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 6123rd 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
$5.03
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514