Hargeisa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$198
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
12
59
😀 Quality of life
19
80
🏙️ Population
1.23M
595K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 46% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7399th and 4631st ($682 vs $1254) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9138th and 657th 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
$5.04
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$18197

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$521
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$1045
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$561
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$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
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$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391