Hargeisa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$220	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	22	96
🏙️ Population	1.23M	1.8M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7179th and 2284th ($712 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 9073rd and 11th 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	$5.03	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$5550

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$775
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$497
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$724
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$531
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$865
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$498
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$902
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$931
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$906
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$542

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805