Dhaka vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$141	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$345
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	11
😀 Quality of life	57	17
🏙️ Population	16.8M	760K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 33% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8829th and 7132nd ($464 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Somalia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6151st and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hargeisa

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	Dhaka	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$545

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549