Hargeisa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$198
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
12
66
😀 Quality of life
19
86
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7399th and 3851st ($682 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.2 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 9138th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sharjah

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Hargeisa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$8199

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$521
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$1045
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1050
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469