Hargeisa vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$217	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	48
😀 Quality of life	8	32
🏙️ Population	760K	5.35M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7141st and 6100th ($660 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Somalia and Sudan, respectively. Check Somalia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 9243rd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Khartoum

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	Hargeisa	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$2064

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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 Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482