Birmingham vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1626
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	12
😀 Quality of life	95	19
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.23M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 223% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1471st and 7399th ($2204 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 25th and 9138th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$606

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543