Hargeisa vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$221	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	74
😀 Quality of life	17	62
🏙️ Population	760K	4.43M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5031st ($694 vs $1082) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9161st and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Johannesburg

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	Hargeisa	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915