Hargeisa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$218
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
7
68
🏙️ Population
760K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7018th and 4893rd ($684 vs $1110) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9250th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Muscat

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Hargeisa Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$8649

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$527
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$671
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$626
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$555
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$667
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$584
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$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
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$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548