Hargeisa vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$281
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
11
28
😀 Quality of life
11
41
🏙️ Population
760K
1.19M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 25% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6334th and 4791st ($815 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.2 months in Maputo. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9249th and 7059th 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
$2.83
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$3971

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
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$705
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603