Bangui vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$226	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	11
😀 Quality of life	6	7
🏙️ Population	889K	760K

The cost of living in Bangui is 24% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8546th and 7018th ($518 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Somalia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 9268th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hargeisa

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	Bangui	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$596

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535