Cape Town vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1626
🏠 One person rent	$775	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	55	12
😀 Quality of life	58	19
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.23M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 103% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4336th and 7399th ($1386 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6134th and 9138th 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	$12.2	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$606

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

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