Hargeisa vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$217	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	11	43
😀 Quality of life	8	70
🏙️ Population	760K	1.42M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7141st and 4892nd ($660 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Oman, respectively. Check Somalia vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9243rd and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Muscat

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	Hargeisa	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551