Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$281
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
20
😀 Quality of life
11
52
🏙️ Population
760K
1.18M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 9% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6334th and 6017th ($815 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 Medina. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9249th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Medina

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Hargeisa Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$9496

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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964