Hargeisa vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$217	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	14
😀 Quality of life	8	17
🏙️ Population	760K	1.79M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 7141st and 5160th ($660 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Somalia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9243rd and 8961st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Lubumbashi

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	Hargeisa	Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$5003

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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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457