Edinburgh vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$1626
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	12
😀 Quality of life	92	19
🏙️ Population	488K	1.23M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 237% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 1307th and 7399th ($2295 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Hargeisa. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 83rd and 9138th 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	$22.3	$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	20.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$4280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$6350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$3.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$59.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$27.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$606

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543