Hargeisa vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$221
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
55
😀 Quality of life
17
62
🏙️ Population
760K
2.11M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 49% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8825th ($694 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th 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 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 9161st and 5663rd 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
$5.02
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$10637

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$502
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$1169
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$557
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$1175
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$586
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$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
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$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
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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
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$534