Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$198
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
12
21
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
1.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7399th and 7943rd ($682 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9138th and 7142nd 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
$5.04
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$13867

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$521
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$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619