Hargeisa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$281	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	7
😀 Quality of life	11	63
🏙️ Population	760K	133K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6334th and 4218th ($815 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Male. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 9249th and 4858th 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	$2.83	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$3438

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339