Hargeisa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$218
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
69
😀 Quality of life
7
81
🏙️ Population
760K
330K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 49% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7018th and 4220th ($684 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 9250th and 469th 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
$2.71
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$7504

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$555
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$667
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$584
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$554
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$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
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$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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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591