Hargeisa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$218
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
72
😀 Quality of life
7
62
🏙️ Population
760K
3.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 23% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7018th and 8199th ($684 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9250th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Surabaya

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Hargeisa Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$5075

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$527
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$671
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$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$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
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515