Hargeisa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$281
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
11
41
🏙️ Population
760K
7.82M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 10% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6334th and 6604th ($815 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 9249th and 7053rd 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
$2.83
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$14498

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543