Copenhagen vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	11
😀 Quality of life	97	8
🏙️ Population	644K	760K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 254% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1085th and 7141st ($2333 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Somalia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 10th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Hargeisa

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	Copenhagen	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$603

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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