Hargeisa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$218
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
7
86
🏙️ Population
760K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7018th and 4715th ($684 vs $1158) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9250th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$18424

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$555
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$667
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$584
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605