Hargeisa vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$220	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	22	100
🏙️ Population	1.23M	5.35M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7179th and 893rd ($712 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9073rd and 1st 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	$5.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$26129

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$775
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$497
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$724
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$531
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$865
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$498
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$902
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$931
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$906
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$542

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172