Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$281
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
11
43
🏙️ Population
760K
6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6334th and 7871st ($815 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 9249th and 6810th 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
$2.83
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586