Hargeisa vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2741
🏠 One person rent
$221
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
11
42
😀 Quality of life
17
57
🏙️ Population
760K
2.43M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 40% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4793rd ($694 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Mecca. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9161st and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$4655

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105 km or 65 mi Borama
$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1155
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$918
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1182
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$903
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$911
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$862
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$860
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$940
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$500
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$498
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$499
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$967
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$533
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$825
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1116
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$971
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$348
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1627
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$560
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$498
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1069
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$365
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$826
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$499
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$346
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$428
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$500
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$354
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$925
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$512
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$769
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$517
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$522