Hargeisa vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$4662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	11	92
🏙️ Population	760K	2.3M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 63% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6334th and 1234th ($815 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1107th in Somalia and the United States, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 9249th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Houston

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	Hargeisa	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$23011

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175