Dar es Salaam vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$315
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$367
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
44
11
😀 Quality of life
55
11
🏙️ Population
4.72M
760K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 12% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6696th and 6334th ($720 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Tanzania and Somalia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 5965th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Hargeisa

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Dar es Salaam Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$961

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486