Hargeisa vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$221
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
36
😀 Quality of life
17
18
🏙️ Population
760K
1.48M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 34% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5196th ($694 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9161st and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Onitsha

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Hargeisa Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$1418

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$502
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$1169
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$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
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$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699