Hargeisa vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$217	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	53
😀 Quality of life	8	44
🏙️ Population	760K	2.11M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7141st and 8745th ($660 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 9243rd and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Medan

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	Hargeisa	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501