Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$220
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
23
😀 Quality of life
22
69
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7179th and 4849th ($712 vs $1168) 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 1.1 months in Medina. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 4347th 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
$5.03
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$5515

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010