Hargeisa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$220
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
12
47
😀 Quality of life
22
66
🏙️ Population
1.23M
276K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7179th and 5994th ($712 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9073rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sarajevo

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Hargeisa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$3948

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$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
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$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923