Hargeisa vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$281
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
43
😀 Quality of life
11
63
🏙️ Population
760K
527K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 7% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6334th and 6533rd ($815 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9249th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$4244

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$602
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$702
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$524
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$705
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116