Hargeisa vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$198	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	12	100
😀 Quality of life	19	93
🏙️ Population	1.23M	1.9M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7399th and 2370th ($682 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9138th and 49th 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	$5.04	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$6432

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828