Hargeisa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$281
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
11
62
😀 Quality of life
11
67
🏙️ Population
760K
2M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 25% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6334th and 7206th ($815 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Belarus, respectively. Check Somalia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9249th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Minsk

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Hargeisa Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
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$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760