Hargeisa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$198
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
12
42
😀 Quality of life
19
73
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.42M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7399th and 4774th ($682 vs $1193) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9138th and 2223rd 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
$5.04
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$10581

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$521
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$1045
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$561
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$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
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$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454