Al Ain vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$403
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	11
😀 Quality of life	75	8
🏙️ Population	767K	760K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 180% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2271st and 7141st ($1844 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 1000th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Hargeisa

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	Al Ain	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$603

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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