Hargeisa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$220
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
99
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
1.23M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7179th and 4971st ($712 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9073rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Shanghai

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Hargeisa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$27781

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$571
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$526
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$514
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$504
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$1022
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$491
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$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
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$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
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$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$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
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$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
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$542

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
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$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
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$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
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$671
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$636
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$680
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$684
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$623
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$646
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$860
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$636
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$647
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$652
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$611
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$652
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$604
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$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
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$644
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$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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