Addis Ababa vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Addis Ababa	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2584	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$604	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1197	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.2	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	11
😀 Quality of life	40	7
🏙️ Population	5.23M	760K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 61% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4928th and 7018th ($1103 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Somalia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6957th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Hargeisa

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	Addis Ababa	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.55	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.31	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.04	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.86%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2736	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.27	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.52	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.38	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.9	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.28	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.8	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3443	$596

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$810
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$814
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$590
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$626
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$946
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$671
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$554
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$527
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$584
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$684
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$553
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$490
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$524
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$492
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$491
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$988
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$489
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$502
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$851
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$513
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$711
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$491
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$520
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$550
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$868
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$889
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$579
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$535
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$902

Cities near Hargeisa

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