Hargeisa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$220
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
12
5
😀 Quality of life
22
45
🏙️ Population
1.23M
115K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 73% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7179th and 8957th ($712 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9073rd and 7238th 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
$5.03
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$633

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$570
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$1156
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$601
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$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
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$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285