Hargeisa vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$2655
🏠 One person rent	$218	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1335
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	11	1
😀 Quality of life	7	26
🏙️ Population	760K	74.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 37% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 7018th and 4999th ($684 vs $1091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Comoros, respectively. Check Somalia vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9250th and 8483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Moroni

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	Hargeisa	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.71	$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1108
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$4.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$13831

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1093
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1500
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1394
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$1190
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$736
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$675
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$639
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$601
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$516
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$519
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$560
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$498
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$500
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$670
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$457
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$515
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$591
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$502
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$534
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$564
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$574
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$433
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$548
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$834
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$543
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1000
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$403
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$482
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1079
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$953
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$745
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$571
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$662
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$535
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$810