Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$198
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
23
😀 Quality of life
19
69
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7399th and 4843rd ($682 vs $1164) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9138th and 4103rd 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
$5.04
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$5520

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$521
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$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077