Hargeisa vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$218
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
26
😀 Quality of life
7
13
🏙️ Population
760K
2.12M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 5% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 7018th and 6821st ($684 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Somalia, and 9250th vs 9110th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mogadishu

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Hargeisa Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$3.99
 Cappuccino
$1.17
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$890

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Distance City Cost of living
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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799