Hargeisa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$218
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
43
😀 Quality of life
7
63
🏙️ Population
760K
527K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7018th and 6502nd ($684 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Somalia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9250th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Skopje

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Hargeisa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$4291

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$626
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$555
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$667
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$584
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$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$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
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191