Hargeisa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$217	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	11	16
😀 Quality of life	8	13
🏙️ Population	760K	344K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7141st and 7441st ($660 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Somalia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Maseru. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9243rd and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Maseru

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	Hargeisa	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628