Hargeisa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$218
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
61
😀 Quality of life
7
79
🏙️ Population
760K
605K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7018th and 4672nd ($684 vs $1169) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9250th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$13962

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363