Hargeisa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$220
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
12
23
😀 Quality of life
22
35
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.29M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7179th and 8862nd ($712 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Libya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9073rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Tripoli

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Hargeisa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$1048

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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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$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
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$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
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$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
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$1198