Hargeisa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$218
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
11
5
😀 Quality of life
7
50
🏙️ Population
760K
115K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 77% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7018th and 9013th ($684 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9250th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Thimphu

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Hargeisa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$691

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284