Hargeisa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$218
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
11
16
😀 Quality of life
7
15
🏙️ Population
760K
344K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 9% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7018th and 7499th ($684 vs $627) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9250th and 9036th 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
$2.71
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$1137

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654