Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$221
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
11
73
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
760K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7132nd and 3418th ($694 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9161st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Riyadh

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Hargeisa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$9818

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$502
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463