Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$220
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
22
78
🏙️ Population
1.23M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7179th and 3529th ($712 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9073rd and 879th 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
$5.03
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$9443

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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487