Djibouti City vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Djibouti City	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1421	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$245	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$452	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$424	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	20	8
🏙️ Population	604K	760K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 13% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 8002nd and 7141st ($571 vs $660) 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 8841st and 9243rd 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	$3.94	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$331	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$930	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.56	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.58	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.2	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4050	$603

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003

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