Hargeisa vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$217	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	11	19
😀 Quality of life	8	53
🏙️ Population	760K	2.49M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 35% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 7141st and 5424th ($660 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Angola, respectively. Check Somalia vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9243rd and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Luanda

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	Hargeisa	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961