Freetown vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Freetown Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1323
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1665
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$951
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$609
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
23
12
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
951K
1.23M

The cost of living in Freetown is 86% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4528th and 7179th ($1323 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Somalia, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Freetown compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Freetown ranked 2nd best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8841st and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Hargeisa

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Freetown Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1323
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86.1
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$833
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.21
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$10
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.5
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3659
$549

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$1001
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$999
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$501
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$1127
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$502
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$1108
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$502
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$605
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$537
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$518
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$1178
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$507
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$1176
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$583
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$508
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$1236
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$1229
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$1320
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$1097
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$507
846 km or 526 mi Gagnoa
$1079
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$1145
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$515
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$1060
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$1124
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$1147
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$619
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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
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$1156
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$601
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$572
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$571
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$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
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$743
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$863
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$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$491
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$498
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$775
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$497
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$724
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$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
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$498
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$902
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$931
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$893
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$858
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$771
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$906
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$1005
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$542