Harare vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1686
🏠 One person rent
$416
$220
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$83.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
12
😀 Quality of life
48
22
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.23M

The cost of living in Harare is 44% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7179th ($1024 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Somalia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hargeisa ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6918th and 9073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Hargeisa

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Harare Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3750
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$30.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$53.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$31.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$549

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$509
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$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
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542