Hargeisa vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$217	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$2090
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	11	43
😀 Quality of life	8	84
🏙️ Population	760K	877K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 58% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7141st and 3148th ($660 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd in Somalia and France, respectively. Check Somalia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Marseille. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 9243rd and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Marseille

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	Hargeisa	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$9082

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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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470