Hargeisa vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$217	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	11	80
😀 Quality of life	8	65
🏙️ Population	760K	10.6M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7141st and 6882nd ($660 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 9243rd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Jakarta

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	Hargeisa	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$8860

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506