Hargeisa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$281
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
100
😀 Quality of life
11
78
🏙️ Population
760K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6334th and 4461st ($815 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9249th and 558th 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
$2.83
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$28143

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$522
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$486
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$490
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$481
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$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
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$470
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$923
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$489
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$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
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$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
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$486

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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
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$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
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$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
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$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740