Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$221
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
17
45
🏙️ Population
760K
6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7790th ($694 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9161st and 7090th 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
$5.02
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$10279

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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599