Hargeisa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$281	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	11	95
🏙️ Population	760K	1.76M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 55% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6334th and 2281st ($815 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9249th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Montreal

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	Hargeisa	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576