Brussels vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	12
😀 Quality of life	92	22
🏙️ Population	196K	1.23M

The cost of living in Brussels is 190% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7179th ($2065 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Somalia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 99th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hargeisa

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	Brussels	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$549

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$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