Can Tho vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Can Tho	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1212	$1626
🏠 One person rent	$155	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$262	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$159	$115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	12
😀 Quality of life	43	19
🏙️ Population	3.21M	1.23M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 33% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8848th and 7399th ($455 vs $682) 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 0.3 months in Can Tho compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Can Tho ranked 15th best city to live in Vietnam vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7506th and 9138th 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	$1.24	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.45	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.12	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.41	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.56%	20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3041	$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.86	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.6	$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$192	$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6876	$606

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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	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$530
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$506
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$721
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$517
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$726
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$522
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$414
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$503
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$480
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$493
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$563
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$528
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$668
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$533
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$679
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$718
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$601
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$540
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$724
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$809
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$839
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$735
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543