Hargeisa vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$217	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	8	99
🏙️ Population	760K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 80% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 7141st and 58th ($660 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in London. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9243rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs London

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	Hargeisa	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009