Hargeisa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$281
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
43
😀 Quality of life
11
55
🏙️ Population
760K
1.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 3% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6334th and 6405th ($815 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9249th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Ulaanbaatar

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Hargeisa Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$5952

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$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
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$759
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$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
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$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625