Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$281
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
71
😀 Quality of life
11
74
🏙️ Population
760K
7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6334th and 2922nd ($815 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9249th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$9649

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561