Hargeisa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$281	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	89
😀 Quality of life	11	98
🏙️ Population	760K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 73% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6334th and 133rd ($815 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Singapore, respectively. Check Somalia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9249th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Singapore City

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	Hargeisa	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$26424

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$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
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$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
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544