Hargeisa vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$220
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
12
73
😀 Quality of life
22
74
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 30% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7179th and 5585th ($712 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th in Somalia and Japan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 9073rd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sendai

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Hargeisa Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$5002

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$509
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$1152
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$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022