Hargeisa vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$217	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	11	24
😀 Quality of life	8	39
🏙️ Population	760K	6.56M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 11% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7141st and 7740th ($660 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 9243rd and 7044th 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	$2.69	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$11393

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600