Hargeisa vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1526
🏠 One person rent	$220	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	12	14
😀 Quality of life	22	44
🏙️ Population	1.23M	1.45M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 8% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 7179th and 7532nd ($712 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Mauritania, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Nouakchott. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 9073rd and 7312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Nouakchott

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	Hargeisa	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	18.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$3927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$21.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$9.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$83.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$5862

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$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

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$619
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1145
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1236
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1320
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1176
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1178
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$518
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$537
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$605
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1127
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$852
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$878
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$979
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$977
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$990
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1016
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$1014
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$993
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1058
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$507
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$583
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$635
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1323
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1001
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$508
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$508
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$507
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1697