Hargeisa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$281
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
84
😀 Quality of life
11
83
🏙️ Population
760K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 18% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6334th and 5356th ($815 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9249th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Taichung

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Hargeisa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$13893

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721