Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$218
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
20
😀 Quality of life
7
67
🏙️ Population
760K
1.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 20% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7018th and 6257th ($684 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9250th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$7706

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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934