Hargeisa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$221
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
17
88
🏙️ Population
760K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4204th ($694 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9161st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$6883

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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
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$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483