Hargeisa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$218
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
44
😀 Quality of life
7
66
🏙️ Population
760K
418K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7018th and 5025th ($684 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Albania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9250th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$28.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$5212

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$555
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$667
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$584
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$554
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$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$936
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$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
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$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050