Hargeisa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$217	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	11	24
😀 Quality of life	8	38
🏙️ Population	760K	7.82M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 10% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7141st and 6735th ($660 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 9243rd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Shangqiu

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	Hargeisa	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$17921

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529