Hargeisa vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$217	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$816
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	11	5
😀 Quality of life	8	14
🏙️ Population	760K	1.97M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 32% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 7141st and 5651st ($660 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Somalia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9243rd and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kananga

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	Hargeisa	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$3312

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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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018