Hargeisa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$220
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
59
😀 Quality of life
22
81
🏙️ Population
1.23M
595K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7179th and 4678th ($712 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Latvia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9073rd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Riga

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Hargeisa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$17597

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$570
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$1156
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$601
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$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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$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
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$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406