Hargeisa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$198
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
12
67
😀 Quality of life
19
59
🏙️ Population
1.23M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 16% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7399th and 6736th ($682 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Kenya, respectively. Check Somalia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9138th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Nairobi

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Hargeisa Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$10471

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$590
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$563
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$564
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$509
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$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
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$1148
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$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
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$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

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$448
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$415
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$532
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$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
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$533
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$495
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$546
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$586
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$417
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$735
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$591
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$688
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$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
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$688
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$541
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$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
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$689
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$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
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$690
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$577
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$795