Bangalore vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$219	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	11
😀 Quality of life	68	8
🏙️ Population	12.3M	760K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 19% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8398th and 7141st ($533 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in India and Somalia, respectively. Check India vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 3159th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Hargeisa

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	Bangalore	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$603

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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