Hargeisa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$218
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
7
79
🏙️ Population
760K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 29% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7018th and 5948th ($684 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9250th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Shenzhen

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Hargeisa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$24117

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$553
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$509
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$514
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$504
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$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
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$491
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$1103
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$513
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$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
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$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
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$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
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$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
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$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
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$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
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$830
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$763
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$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
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$726
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$852
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$691
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$605
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$795
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$592
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$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
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$813
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$746
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$794
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$781
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$713
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$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618