Hargeisa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$221
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
85
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
760K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 31% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5518th ($694 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9161st and 541st 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
$5.02
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$19915

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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
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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
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$669
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$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
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$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650