Hargeisa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$198
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
12
95
😀 Quality of life
19
76
🏙️ Population
1.23M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7399th and 5618th ($682 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9138th and 1163rd 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
$5.04
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$21140

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$590
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$563
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$564
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$509
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$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648