Hargeisa vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$221
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
11
16
😀 Quality of life
17
42
🏙️ Population
760K
60.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 16% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7826th ($694 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Somalia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9161st and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$4704

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587