Blantyre vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$181
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$604
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
11
😀 Quality of life
27
7
🏙️ Population
1.9M
760K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 14% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7882nd and 7018th ($591 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malawi and Somalia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Blantyre compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8369th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Hargeisa

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Blantyre Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.65%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10628
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$406
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.91
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.43
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.95
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$607
$596

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$500
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$516
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$526
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$582
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$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
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$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
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$527
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$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
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$827
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$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535