Hargeisa vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$217	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	11	45
😀 Quality of life	8	76
🏙️ Population	760K	4.7M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 42% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7141st and 4650th ($660 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9243rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Jeddah

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	Hargeisa	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486