Hargeisa vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1409
🏠 One person rent
$220
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$51.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
12
14
😀 Quality of life
22
30
🏙️ Population
1.23M
989K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 20% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 7179th and 8027th ($712 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Malawi, respectively. Check Somalia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Lilongwe. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Lilongwe ranked 3rd in Malawi, while ranked 9073rd and 8837th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Lilongwe

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Hargeisa Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$9004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$2330

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718