Hargeisa vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$217	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	70
😀 Quality of life	8	81
🏙️ Population	760K	330K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 49% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7141st and 4211th ($660 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 9243rd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Nicosia

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	Hargeisa	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$6962

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647