Asmara vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$222
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
12
😀 Quality of life
18
22
🏙️ Population
963K
1.23M

The cost of living in Asmara is 25% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7179th ($531 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Somalia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9169th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hargeisa

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Asmara Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542