Hargeisa vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$2531
🏠 One person rent	$281	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1256
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$82.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	30
😀 Quality of life	11	38
🏙️ Population	760K	6.87M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 0% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6334th and 6331st ($815 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 9249th and 7374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Yangon

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	Hargeisa	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$686
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$24.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	11.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$14094

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$710
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$709
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$605
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$577
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$668
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$656
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$571
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$594
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$715
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$902
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$716
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$669
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$614
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$665
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$653
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1233
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$500
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$619
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$588
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$362
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$614