Hargeisa vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$281
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
11
67
😀 Quality of life
11
59
🏙️ Population
760K
5.55M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 26% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6334th and 7242nd ($815 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9249th and 5517th 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
$2.83
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$6839

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
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$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747