Hargeisa vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$281	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$600
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	11	17
😀 Quality of life	11	21
🏙️ Population	760K	1.16M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6334th and 6766th ($815 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Naypyidaw. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 9249th and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Naypyidaw

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	Hargeisa	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$11739

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$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

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$668
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$715
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$577
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$710
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$669
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$815
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$605
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$709
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$362
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$588
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$614
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$395
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$615
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$673
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$618
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$387
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$324
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1233
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$312
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$446
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$303
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$456
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$500
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$342
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$592
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$360
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$532