Hargeisa vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	11	98
🏙️ Population	760K	4.53M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 65% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6334th and 933rd ($815 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Somalia and Australia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9249th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Melbourne

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	Hargeisa	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$18868

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481