Hargeisa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$221
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
17
44
🏙️ Population
760K
7.82M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 16% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7835th ($694 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 9161st and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$17107

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$560
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$517
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$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
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$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
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$500
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$1289
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$522
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$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
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$918
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$549

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$570
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$807
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$570
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$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
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$516
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$509
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$544
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$526
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$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517