Hargeisa vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$217	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	11	93
😀 Quality of life	8	77
🏙️ Population	760K	1.98M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 19% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7141st and 6403rd ($660 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 9243rd and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Hargeisa	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719