Hargeisa vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$221
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
11
29
😀 Quality of life
17
42
🏙️ Population
760K
1.13M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 24% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6137th ($694 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Somalia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9161st and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Maputo

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Hargeisa Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$5749

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607