Hargeisa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$220
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
12
14
😀 Quality of life
22
44
🏙️ Population
1.23M
9.03M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 19% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7179th and 7960th ($712 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th in Somalia and China, respectively. Check Somalia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9073rd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Zhoukou

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Hargeisa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$16685

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514