Cape Town vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$582	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	11
😀 Quality of life	58	8
🏙️ Population	3.78M	760K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 62% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5016th and 7141st ($1071 vs $660) 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 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 5491st and 9243rd 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	$8.4	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$603

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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