Hargeisa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$221
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
11
43
😀 Quality of life
17
75
🏙️ Population
760K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 36% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5037th ($694 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Oman, respectively. Check Somalia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9161st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$11063

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$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
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$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
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$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
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$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
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$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
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$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453