Hargeisa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$281
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
61
😀 Quality of life
11
79
🏙️ Population
760K
606K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 28% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6334th and 4604th ($815 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Riga. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9249th and 535th 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
$2.83
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$13518

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257