Hargeisa vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$217	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	11	17
😀 Quality of life	8	18
🏙️ Population	760K	1.16M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 7141st and 6885th ($660 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 9243rd and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Naypyidaw

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	Hargeisa	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$8308

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568