Hargeisa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$221
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
11
75
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
760K
3.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8275th ($694 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 9161st and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$9160

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$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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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$413
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$457
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$409
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$470
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$384
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$447
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$440
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$456
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$409
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$422
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$488
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1134
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$834
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$489
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$471
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$482
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$402
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$478
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$488
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$523
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$459
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$470
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$490
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$561
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$555
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$400
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$699
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$588
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$567
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$665
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$517
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$511
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$523
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$598
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$502