Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$218
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
7
77
🏙️ Population
760K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7018th and 3292nd ($684 vs $1586) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9250th and 796th 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
$2.71
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$10359

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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489