Hargeisa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$217	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	85
😀 Quality of life	8	68
🏙️ Population	760K	9.07M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 22% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7141st and 8334th ($660 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 454th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 9243rd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Shenyang

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	Hargeisa	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$24404

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500