Adelaide vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	12
😀 Quality of life	93	22
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.23M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 229% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1210th and 7179th ($2338 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Australia and Somalia, respectively. Check Australia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 73rd and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Hargeisa

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	Adelaide	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$549

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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