Hargeisa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$217	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	8	93
🏙️ Population	760K	1.8M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7141st and 2225th ($660 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9243rd and 51st 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	$2.69	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$5725

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692