Edinburgh vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	11
😀 Quality of life	95	17
🏙️ Population	488K	760K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 233% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1247th and 7132nd ($2310 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Somalia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 59th and 9161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Hargeisa

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	Edinburgh	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$3.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	20.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$3786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$8606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$46.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$545

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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