Dar es Salaam vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$423	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	11
😀 Quality of life	41	8
🏙️ Population	4.72M	760K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 23% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6399th and 7141st ($811 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6871st and 9243rd 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	$2.93	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$603

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

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