Hargeisa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$281
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
11
96
😀 Quality of life
11
80
🏙️ Population
760K
17.5M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6334th and 5744th ($815 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9249th and 460th 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
$2.83
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$24305

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$522
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$486
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$490
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$481
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$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
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$470
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$923
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$489
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$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
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$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
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$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
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$486

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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
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$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
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$812
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$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
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$716
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$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
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$588
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$824
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$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
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$857
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$812
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$752
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$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$713
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$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584