Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$220
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
12
21
😀 Quality of life
22
46
🏙️ Population
1.23M
6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 18% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7179th and 7929th ($712 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 9073rd and 7123rd 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
$5.03
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$11939

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$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615