Hargeisa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$221
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
11
68
😀 Quality of life
17
58
🏙️ Population
760K
5.55M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6622nd ($694 vs $811) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9161st and 6071st 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
$5.02
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$8707

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$559
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$560
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$517
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$522
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$512
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$1039
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$499
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$500
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$1289
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$522
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$498
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$560
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$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
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$724
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$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
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$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
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$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
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$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
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$549

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$533
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$528
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$543
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$511
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$548
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$596
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$656
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$552
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$658
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$717
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$578
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$567
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$609
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$421
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$799
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$627
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$687
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$597
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$758
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$687
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$567
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$524
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$833
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$499
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$686
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$412
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$688
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