Hargeisa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$220
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
72
😀 Quality of life
22
83
🏙️ Population
1.23M
56.8K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 52% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7179th and 4107th ($712 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 9073rd and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Nicosia

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Hargeisa Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$9656

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$571
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$526
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$514
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$504
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$1022
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$491
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$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
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$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
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$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$491
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$498
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$775
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$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
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$931
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$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$771
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$906
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$542

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$1431
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$1332
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$1296
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$1553
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$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
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$1930
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$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
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$1936
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$552
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$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
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$1911