Hargeisa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$220
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
19
😀 Quality of life
22
67
🏙️ Population
1.23M
151K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 33% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7179th and 5191st ($712 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Somalia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Somalia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 9073rd and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Podgorica

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Hargeisa Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$8022

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
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$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$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
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571