Al Ain vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$2039
🏠 One person rent	$612	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$367
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	11
😀 Quality of life	79	11
🏙️ Population	767K	760K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 39% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4616th and 6334th ($1132 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 496th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$10.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$961

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486