Dallas vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$403
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	91	11
😀 Quality of life	90	8
🏙️ Population	1.3M	760K

The cost of living in Dallas is 275% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 837th and 7141st ($2471 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 3rd in the United States and Somalia, respectively. Check the United States vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 130th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Hargeisa

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	Dallas	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$603

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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