Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$218
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
7
39
🏙️ Population
760K
6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 12% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7018th and 7649th ($684 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9250th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Shaoyang

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$10066

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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610