Hargeisa vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$220
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
12
15
😀 Quality of life
22
27
🏙️ Population
1.23M
344K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 5% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7179th and 7352nd ($712 vs $681) 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 0.9 months in Maseru. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9073rd and 8913th 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
$5.03
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$1246

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$570
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$1156
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$601
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$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
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$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
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$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662