Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$221
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
22
😀 Quality of life
17
70
🏙️ Population
760K
1.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4743rd ($694 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 9161st and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🧅 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
$1.09
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$5508

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$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987