Hargeisa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$220
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
94
😀 Quality of life
22
89
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7179th and 4661st ($712 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9073rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Taipei

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Hargeisa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$18442

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$572
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$571
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$526
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$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
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$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
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$796
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$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
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$630
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$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
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$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
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$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
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$610
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$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602