Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$198
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
19
78
🏙️ Population
1.23M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 58% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7399th and 3485th ($682 vs $1628) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9138th and 899th 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
$5.04
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$10912

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$521
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$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459