Hargeisa vs Libreville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Libreville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1694
🏠 One person rent	$217	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	13
😀 Quality of life	8	40
🏙️ Population	760K	797K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 1% less expensive than in Libreville. Cities ranked 7141st and 7071st ($660 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Gabon, respectively. Check Somalia vs Gabon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Libreville. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Libreville ranked 1st in Gabon, while ranked 9243rd and 6902nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Libreville

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	Hargeisa	Libreville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$5922

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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 Libreville

Distance	City	Cost of living
144 km or 89 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Bata	$1121
303 km or 188 mi	Sao Tome	$900
310 km or 193 mi	Trindade	$900
381 km or 237 mi	Malabo	$741
404 km or 251 mi	Limbe	$655
408 km or 253 mi	Douala	$1265
421 km or 261 mi	Buea	$601
449 km or 279 mi	Yaounde	$747
472 km or 293 mi	Kumba	$764
522 km or 325 mi	Calabar	$384
556 km or 346 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
574 km or 357 mi	Aba	$621
575 km or 357 mi	Bafoussam	$555
612 km or 380 mi	Umuahia	$883
621 km or 386 mi	Bamenda	$553
627 km or 390 mi	Owerri	$1611
635 km or 395 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
643 km or 400 mi	Gamboma	$522
662 km or 412 mi	Kayes	$523
680 km or 423 mi	Madingou	$519
698 km or 434 mi	Awka	$805
703 km or 437 mi	Warri	$881
707 km or 439 mi	Enugu	$462
707 km or 440 mi	Onitsha	$972
727 km or 452 mi	Cabinda	$676
785 km or 488 mi	Benin	$558
791 km or 491 mi	Kinkala	$520
800 km or 497 mi	Boma	$821
822 km or 511 mi	Matadi	$844
825 km or 512 mi	Berberati	$482
829 km or 515 mi	Brazzaville	$580
836 km or 520 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
869 km or 540 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
869 km or 540 mi	Owo	$651
896 km or 557 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
897 km or 557 mi	Akure	$634
928 km or 577 mi	N'zeto	$788
931 km or 578 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
951 km or 591 mi	Lagos	$1113