Hargeisa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$218
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
65
😀 Quality of life
7
83
🏙️ Population
760K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7018th and 3679th ($684 vs $1503) 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 9250th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$5054

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
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$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
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$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507