Hargeisa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$221
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
11
20
😀 Quality of life
17
49
🏙️ Population
760K
1.29M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 52% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8852nd ($694 vs $455) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9161st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$919

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$559
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$560
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$517
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$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
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$1289
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$522
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$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
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$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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$350
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$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
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$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
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$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
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$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
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$1298
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$502
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$1141
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$375
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$1046
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$1301
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$361
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$403
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