Dubai vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$403
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	11
😀 Quality of life	87	8
🏙️ Population	3.33M	760K

The cost of living in Dubai is 261% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 989th and 7141st ($2379 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 288th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hargeisa

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	Dubai	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$603

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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