Hargeisa vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$221
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
17
66
🏙️ Population
760K
1.04M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6587th ($694 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Somalia and Turkey, respectively. Check Somalia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 9161st and 5008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mersin

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Hargeisa Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
37.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$8.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$6015

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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$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
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$724
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$791
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$690
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$634
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$599
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$754
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$623
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$781
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$420
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$591
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$647
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$550
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$337
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$659
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$544
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$441
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$530
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$838
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$619
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1376
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1305
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$820
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1403
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$543
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1453
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$600
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$670
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1420
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$696
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1275
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1587
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$725
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$734
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$535
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$602
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$750
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$438
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2175
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1945