Hargeisa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$281
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
11
5
😀 Quality of life
11
36
🏙️ Population
760K
79.2K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 80% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6334th and 8761st ($815 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 9249th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$701

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288