Hargeisa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$281
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
65
😀 Quality of life
11
82
🏙️ Population
760K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6334th and 3028th ($815 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9249th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$5193

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541