Hargeisa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1623
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$217
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$423
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
11
95
😀 Quality of life
8
86
🏙️ Population
760K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 44% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7141st and 4534th ($660 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9243rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.45
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.13%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8448
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.98
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$603
$19749

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$886
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$752
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$484
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$897
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$482
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$487
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$654
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$486
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$711
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$520
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$937
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$488
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$910
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$1006
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$902
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$943
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$814
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$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$681
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$630
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$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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