Djibouti City vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Djibouti City	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$584	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1450	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$253	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.3	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$435	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	36	7
🏙️ Population	604K	760K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 15% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7968th and 7018th ($584 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7418th and 9250th 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	$3.97	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.6	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1458	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.35	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.99	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.68	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.5	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4213	$596

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$553
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$554
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$514
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$509
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$684
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$671
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$626
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$504
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$489
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$491
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$814
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$491
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$550
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$686
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$490
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$488
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$492
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$524
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$946
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$934
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$491
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$810
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$491
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$915
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$590
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$895
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$988
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$895
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$711
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1096

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535