Hargeisa vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$217	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	11	31
😀 Quality of life	8	40
🏙️ Population	760K	14.6M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7141st and 4732nd ($660 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 9243rd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kinshasa

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	Hargeisa	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764