Hargeisa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$221
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
24
😀 Quality of life
17
16
🏙️ Population
760K
4.35M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 23% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8160th ($694 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 28th in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 9161st and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kano

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Hargeisa Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$1804

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926