Hargeisa vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$221
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
16
😀 Quality of life
17
23
🏙️ Population
760K
2.19M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 17% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6522nd ($694 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Togo, respectively. Check Somalia vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 9161st and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$0.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$3507

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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$417
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$684
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$793
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$652
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$598
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$600
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$630
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$699
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$743
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$668
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$822
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1102
253 km or 157 mi Save
$646
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1013
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$703
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$705
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$532
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$631
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$752
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$664
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$712
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$778
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$705
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$644
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$632
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$664
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$926
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1066
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1224
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1057
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1051
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1057
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$878
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1774
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$676