Hargeisa vs Jeju Island - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Jeju Island
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2764
🏠 One person rent	$221	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$1449
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	11	19
😀 Quality of life	17	65
🏙️ Population	760K	678K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Jeju Island. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4961st ($694 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Somalia and South Korea, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Jeju Island. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Jeju Island ranked 73rd in South Korea, while ranked 9161st and 5177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Jeju Island

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	Hargeisa	Jeju Island
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$9156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$5889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$6.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$20533

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1095
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1069
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$1005
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1001
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$994
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1016
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1081
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$991
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$904
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$934
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$981
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1064
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$984
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$933
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$982
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$1008
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$831
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$908
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1084
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$998
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1020
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$893
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$908
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$925
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$939
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$975
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1108
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$902
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1038
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$886
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$887
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$948
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1039
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$913
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1046
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$891
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$895