Antananarivo vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$182	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	13	11
😀 Quality of life	35	8
🏙️ Population	1.28M	760K

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 23% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8589th and 7141st ($507 vs $660) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7515th and 9243rd 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	$3.19	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$603

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

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