Hargeisa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$221	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	7
😀 Quality of life	17	66
🏙️ Population	760K	133K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 47% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4439th ($694 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Maldives, respectively. Check Somalia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 9161st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Male

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	Hargeisa	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$3575

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327