Hargeisa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$221
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
760K
423K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 18% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6460th ($694 vs $849) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9161st and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$4833

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$586
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$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
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$1289
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$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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$642
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$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
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$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
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$1225
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$1080
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$1036
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$701
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$967
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$1195