Hargeisa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$220
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
12
85
😀 Quality of life
22
86
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.87M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7179th and 5984th ($712 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9073rd and 409th 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
$5.03
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$17495

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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665