Hargeisa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1623
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$217
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$423
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
65
😀 Quality of life
8
83
🏙️ Population
760K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7141st and 3460th ($660 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9243rd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.13%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8448
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.98
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$603
$7169

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$518
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$764
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$718
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
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$756
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$571
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2240
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$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
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$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
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$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536