Brazzaville vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brazzaville	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1412	$2039
🏠 One person rent	$235	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$453	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.7	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$367
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	11
😀 Quality of life	27	11
🏙️ Population	1.83M	760K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 31% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8028th and 6334th ($561 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8703rd and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Hargeisa

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	Brazzaville	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$10.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.29%	7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.38	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.36	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.7	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.2	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.8	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3705	$961

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$511
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$509
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$510
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$510
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$827
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$813
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$829
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$829
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$887
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1041
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$825
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$890
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$934
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$697
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1242
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$733
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$771
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$702
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$462
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$770
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$767
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$824
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$489
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$804
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$866
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1300
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$683
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$990
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$587
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$860
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$740

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