Hargeisa vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$217	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	11	10
😀 Quality of life	8	16
🏙️ Population	760K	2.89M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 35% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 7141st and 5435th ($660 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Somalia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9243rd and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Hargeisa	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$3463

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580