Blantyre vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$147
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$337
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
11
😀 Quality of life
30
17
🏙️ Population
800K
760K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 27% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7132nd ($506 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Malawi and Somalia, respectively. Check Malawi vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8786th and 9161st 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
$3.97
$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$545

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112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
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$496
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$820
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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
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$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549