Djibouti City vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Djibouti City	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1372	$2039
🏠 One person rent	$235	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$434	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$367
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	23	11
🏙️ Population	604K	760K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 32% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8114th and 6334th ($551 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Djibouti and Somalia, respectively. Check Djibouti vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8873rd and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Djibouti City vs Hargeisa

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	Djibouti City	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$10.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1410	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.61	$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.44	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.5	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.5	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.8	$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3861	$961

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$522
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$524
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$602
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$490
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$486
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$815
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$676
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$481
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$466
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$820
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$467
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$523
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$800
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$466
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$467
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$467
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$498
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$885
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$1047
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$466
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$840
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$468
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$923
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$871
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$920
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1061
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$938
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$805
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1361

Cities near Hargeisa

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