Hargeisa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$198
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
12
94
😀 Quality of life
19
90
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7399th and 4646th ($682 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9138th and 178th 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
$5.04
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$16947

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$521
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$1045
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$1050
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$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$590
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$563
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$564
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612