Hargeisa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$221
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
11
5
😀 Quality of life
17
42
🏙️ Population
760K
115K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 65% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8940th ($694 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9161st and 7547th 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
$5.02
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$653

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
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$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289