Hargeisa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1623
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$217
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$423
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
8
80
🏙️ Population
760K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7141st and 5950th ($660 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9243rd and 545th 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
$2.69
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.13%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8448
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.98
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$603
$22267

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$507
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$496
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$838
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$482
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$486
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$1180
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$505
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$481
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$546
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$662
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$886
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$706
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$752
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$484
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$897
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$482
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$487
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$654
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$486
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$711
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$520
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$937
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$488
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$910
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$1006
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$902
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$943
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$836
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$905
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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
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$461
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$611
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$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
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$764
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$794
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$793
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$823
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$877
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$569
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$818
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$443
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$581
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$655
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$451
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$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
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$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$522
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