Hargeisa vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$221
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
11
😀 Quality of life
17
22
🏙️ Population
760K
1.5M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4768th ($694 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Niger, respectively. Check Somalia vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9161st and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Niamey

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Hargeisa Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$5514

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$502
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$1169
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1175
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$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
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793