Brussels vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	96	11
😀 Quality of life	89	8
🏙️ Population	196K	760K

The cost of living in Brussels is 175% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 2354th and 7141st ($1816 vs $660) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 190th and 9243rd 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	$18.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$603

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541