Hargeisa vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$217	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	37
😀 Quality of life	8	49
🏙️ Population	760K	2.47M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 11% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 7141st and 6726th ($660 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and Zambia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9243rd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Lusaka

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	Hargeisa	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675