Cape Town vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$603	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$396
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	11
😀 Quality of life	59	7
🏙️ Population	3.78M	760K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 64% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4849th and 7018th ($1120 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in South Africa and Somalia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5407th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Hargeisa

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	Cape Town	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$596

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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