Amsterdam vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	95	8
🏙️ Population	921K	760K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 323% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 331st and 7141st ($2791 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Somalia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 29th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hargeisa

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	Amsterdam	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$603

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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