Dublin vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$403
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	96	8
🏙️ Population	593K	760K

The cost of living in Dublin is 298% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 605th and 7141st ($2627 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ireland and Somalia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 17th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Hargeisa

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	Dublin	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$603

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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