Djibouti City vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Djibouti City	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$586	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1414	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$249	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$413	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.7	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	11
😀 Quality of life	41	17
🏙️ Population	604K	760K

The cost of living in Djibouti City is 16% less expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 7941st and 7132nd ($586 vs $694) 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 0.4 months in Djibouti City compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Djibouti City ranked 1st best city to live in Djibouti vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7664th and 9161st 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	$4.12	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.94%	20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.46	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.05	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.75	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.5	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$545

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Cities near Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$560
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$559
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$522
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$517
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$694
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$1169
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$1175
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$512
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$499
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$500
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$1039
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$498
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$560
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$826
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$498
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$498
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$499
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$533
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$1016
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$860
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$500
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$1031
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$911
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$802
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$903
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$971
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$918
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$724
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$964

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