Hargeisa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$218
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
11
67
😀 Quality of life
7
57
🏙️ Population
760K
5.55M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 8% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7018th and 6689th ($684 vs $745) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9250th and 5632nd 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
$2.71
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$8325

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$554
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$553
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$509
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$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
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$491
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$1103
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$513
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$491
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$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
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$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
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$590
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$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
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$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
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$535

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$571
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$482
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$493
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$535
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$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
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$460
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$518
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$483
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$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
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$502
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$560
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$511
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$466
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$601
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$643
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$707
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$559
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$564
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$675
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$736
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$639
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$722
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$579
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$509
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$622
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$723
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$509
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$568
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$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
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$598
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$509
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$441
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$510
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$509
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$576
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$579
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$768