Hargeisa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$198	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	73
😀 Quality of life	19	60
🏙️ Population	1.23M	4.8M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 43% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7399th and 4745th ($682 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and South Africa, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9138th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hargeisa	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$5103

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965