Hargeisa vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$217	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	30
😀 Quality of life	8	14
🏙️ Population	760K	4.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 7141st and 8769th ($660 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9243rd and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kabul

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	Hargeisa	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476