Hargeisa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$218	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	7	93
🏙️ Population	760K	1.76M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7018th and 2002nd ($684 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9250th and 60th 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	$2.71	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610