Hargeisa vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$281
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
11
46
😀 Quality of life
11
38
🏙️ Population
760K
15.1M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 82% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6334th and 8781st ($815 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Lagos. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 9249th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$718

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
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$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
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$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443