Hargeisa vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hargeisa | Mogadishu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Hargeisa is 5% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7399th and 7156th ($682 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Somalia, and 9138th vs 9071st among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mogadishu
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| Hargeisa | Mogadishu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 140 km or 87 mi |  Jijiga | |
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| 230 km or 143 mi |  Ali Sabieh | |
| 241 km or 149 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Dikhil | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Obock | |
| 375 km or 233 mi |  Aden | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Taiz | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Ibb | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Dessie | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Zabid | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Dhamar | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Sayyan | |
| 643 km or 400 mi | Sanaa | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Mekelle | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Awasa | |
| 719 km or 446 mi | Baidoa | |
| 763 km or 474 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 781 km or 485 mi | Mukalla | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Gondar | |
| 820 km or 510 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 821 km or 510 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Jimma | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Massawa | |
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| 850 km or 528 mi | Asmara | |
| 881 km or 548 mi |  Najran | |
| 921 km or 572 mi | Keren | |
| 977 km or 607 mi | Abha | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi |  Kassala | |
| 1066 km or 662 mi | Bareq | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 1089 km or 677 mi | Ad-Damazin | |
| 1171 km or 728 mi | Bisha | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | As Sulayyil | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 223 km or 138 mi | Baidoa | |
| 824 km or 512 mi | Malindi | |
| 849 km or 527 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 860 km or 534 mi | Jijiga | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Harar | |
| 883 km or 549 mi | Meru | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | Borama | |
| 923 km or 573 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 925 km or 575 mi | Mombasa | |
| 944 km or 586 mi | Awasa | |
| 980 km or 609 mi | Thika | |
| 981 km or 610 mi | Machakos | |
| 1017 km or 632 mi | Nairobi | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi |  Tanga | |
| 1054 km or 655 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 1060 km or 659 mi | Dikhil | |
| 1063 km or 661 mi | Nakuru | |
| 1066 km or 663 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 1072 km or 666 mi | Moshi | |
| 1090 km or 677 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 1127 km or 700 mi | Obock | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Eldoret | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Jimma | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Arusha | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
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| 1197 km or 744 mi | Aden | |
| 1201 km or 747 mi | Kisumu | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | Mumias | |
| 1246 km or 774 mi |  Mbale | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Tororo | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Taiz | |
| 1303 km or 810 mi | Morogoro | |
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| 1346 km or 836 mi |  Victoria | |
| 1361 km or 846 mi | Jinja | |
| 1370 km or 851 mi | Zabid | |
| 1377 km or 855 mi | Bahir Dar |