Antananarivo vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antananarivo	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$564	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1403	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$218	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.3	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	11
😀 Quality of life	42	17
🏙️ Population	1.28M	760K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 19% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8141st and 7132nd ($564 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Madagascar and Somalia, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7545th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Hargeisa

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	Antananarivo	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.34	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.45	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.59%	20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$563	$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.92	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.93	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.14	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.6	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.4	$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$545

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$493
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$476
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$453
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1207
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1590
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1561
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1168
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1207
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$935
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1511
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$774
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$831
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$842
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$834
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$822
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$692
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$996
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$458
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$506
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$496
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$916
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$820
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$755
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$592

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549