Hargeisa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$281
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
11
68
🏙️ Population
760K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 28% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6334th and 4635th ($815 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9249th and 3535th 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
$2.83
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$8464

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$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
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$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
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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646