Freetown vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Freetown	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1213	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1675
🏠 One person rent	$849	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$470	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1665	$396
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	22	11
😀 Quality of life	38	7
🏙️ Population	951K	760K

The cost of living in Freetown is 77% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 4564th and 7018th ($1213 vs $684) 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 1.4 months in Freetown compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 7131st and 9250th 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	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.9	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.26	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$9.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$642	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.6	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1068	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.68	$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.48	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.6	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2835	$596

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535