Can Tho vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Can Tho	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1218	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$158	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.6	$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	12
😀 Quality of life	43	22
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.23M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 36% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8867th and 7179th ($456 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Vietnam and Somalia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Can Tho ranked 14th best city to live in Vietnam vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7544th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Hargeisa

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	Can Tho	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.16	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.44	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.92
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.59	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.63%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2631	$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.12	$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.08	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.77	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.43	$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6966	$549

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$519
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$523
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$514
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$535
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$512
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$708
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$526
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$762
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$540
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$419
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$525
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$587
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$506
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$535
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$652
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$575
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$541
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$768
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$519
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$846
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$874
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$782
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$845

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