Blantyre vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$146
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
22
12
😀 Quality of life
33
22
🏙️ Population
800K
1.23M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 29% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8686th and 7179th ($505 vs $712) 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 0.4 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 8666th and 9073rd 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
$3.94
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🧅 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
$0.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$549

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$521
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$591
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$924
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$764
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$768
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$530
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1024
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$770
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$639
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$754
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1181
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$706
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$861
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1521
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$577
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$686
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1002
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$613
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$469
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1189
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1473
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1030
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$630
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1229
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$750
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$633
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$718
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$1233
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$408

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Distance City Cost of living
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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542