Hargeisa vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$220
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
12
48
😀 Quality of life
22
72
🏙️ Population
1.23M
389K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 7179th and 4667th ($712 vs $1256) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9073rd and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Tirana

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Hargeisa Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$6657

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$570
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$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$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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$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013