Abuja vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$953
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$396
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
11
😀 Quality of life
19
7
🏙️ Population
1.57M
760K

The cost of living in Abuja is 84% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4418th and 7018th ($1262 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nigeria and Somalia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8886th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$596

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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535