Hargeisa vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$217	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	20
😀 Quality of life	8	66
🏙️ Population	760K	1.41M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 46% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7141st and 4439th ($660 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9243rd and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Medina

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	Hargeisa	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905