Hargeisa vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$220
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
12
25
😀 Quality of life
22
23
🏙️ Population
1.23M
4.35M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 7179th and 8284th ($712 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 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 9073rd and 9059th 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
$5.03
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$2083

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$570
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$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
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$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878