Hargeisa vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$281
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
16
😀 Quality of life
11
40
🏙️ Population
760K
2.19M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 20% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6334th and 6964th ($815 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lome. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 9249th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$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
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327