Hargeisa vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$281
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
52
😀 Quality of life
11
45
🏙️ Population
760K
2.11M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 63% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 6334th and 8502nd ($815 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 9249th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Medan

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Hargeisa Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$11223

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465