Hargeisa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$998
🏠 One person rent
$198
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
12
5
😀 Quality of life
19
43
🏙️ Population
1.23M
115K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 66% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7399th and 8941st ($682 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9138th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$600

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$590
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$563
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$564
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$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$497
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$488
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$931
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$476
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$478
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$476
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$532
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$748
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$910
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$745
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$800
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$477
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$923
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$475
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$481
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$746
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$484
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$721
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$513
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$864
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$483
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$871
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$947
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$873
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$890
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$993
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
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$329
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$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
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$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
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$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274