Hargeisa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$221	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	11	15
😀 Quality of life	17	24
🏙️ Population	760K	344K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 7% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7431st ($694 vs $650) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9161st and 8994th 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	$5.02	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$1130

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607