Abu Dhabi vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	12
😀 Quality of life	85	22
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.23M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 191% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1859th and 7179th ($2070 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 447th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hargeisa

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	Abu Dhabi	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$549

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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