Hargeisa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$281
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
11
67
🏙️ Population
760K
418K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6334th and 5302nd ($815 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Albania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9249th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$4444

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009