Beirut vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beirut	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1195	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2039
🏠 One person rent	$623	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1252	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$367
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	75	11
😀 Quality of life	62	11
🏙️ Population	2.42M	760K

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4447th and 6334th ($1195 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Somalia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5118th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hargeisa

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	Beirut	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$10.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3906	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1717	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4159	$961

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$882
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$770
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$665
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$633
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$583
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1622
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1570
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1617
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1447
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1622
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1427
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1567
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1467
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1689
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1660
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$528
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$625
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1593
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$480
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$602
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$1962
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$436
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486