Brazzaville vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brazzaville	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1482	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$252	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$213	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$430	$396
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	11
😀 Quality of life	35	7
🏙️ Population	2.15M	760K

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 14% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7917th and 7018th ($589 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7440th and 9250th 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	$3.55	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.32%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1630	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.03	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3772	$596

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$529
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$531
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$531
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$531
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$821
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$803
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$852
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$793
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$869
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1024
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$810
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$902
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$932
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$702
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1201
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$705
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$736
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$652
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$488
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$757
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$723
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$764
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$815
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$518
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$796
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$879
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1368
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$710
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$812
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$655
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$933
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$728

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$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
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535