Adelaide vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	11
😀 Quality of life	94	8
🏙️ Population	1.39M	760K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 200% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1894th and 7141st ($1978 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Australia and Somalia, respectively. Check Australia vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 46th and 9243rd 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	$14.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$603

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

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