Hargeisa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$281	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	11	16
😀 Quality of life	11	18
🏙️ Population	760K	519K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 52% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6334th and 8241st ($815 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Maseru. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9249th and 9015th 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	$2.83	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$710

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603