Hargeisa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hargeisa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$218
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
7
79
🏙️ Population
760K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7018th and 4780th ($684 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9250th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hargeisa vs Shanghai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hargeisa vs Shanghai

Prices for goods and services in Hargeisa and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hargeisa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$31401

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774