Addis Ababa vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$710	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	11
😀 Quality of life	39	8
🏙️ Population	5.7M	760K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 79% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4540th and 7141st ($1180 vs $660) 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 7025th and 9243rd 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	$4.24	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$603

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541