Hargeisa vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$281
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
11
30
😀 Quality of life
11
29
🏙️ Population
760K
42.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 68% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6334th and 8601st ($815 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Somalia and Kenya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9249th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$6789

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$551
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$524
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$522
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$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

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
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$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539