Hargeisa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$218
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
84
😀 Quality of life
7
80
🏙️ Population
760K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 27% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7018th and 6052nd ($684 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9250th and 496th 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
$2.71
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$13638

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716