Hargeisa vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$218	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	11	21
😀 Quality of life	7	42
🏙️ Population	760K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 30% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7018th and 8461st ($684 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Liberia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9250th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Monrovia

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	Hargeisa	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.71	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$2993

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520