Hargeisa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$220
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
12
67
😀 Quality of life
22
58
🏙️ Population
1.23M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 11% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7179th and 6763rd ($712 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9073rd and 6139th 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
$5.03
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$9106

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$572
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$571
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$526
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$514
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$504
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$1022
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$491
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$494
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$1269
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$515
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$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
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$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
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$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
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$491
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$498
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$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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$455
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$508
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$602
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$523
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$520
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$533
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$505
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$624
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$651
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$553
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$604
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$593
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$623
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$544
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$670
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$722
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$563
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$506
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$551
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$588
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$408
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$763
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$627
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$691
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$620
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$811
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$693
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$572
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$544
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$825
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$518
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$692
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$409
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$694
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$691
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$617
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$507
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