Hargeisa vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$765
🏠 One person rent
$281
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
11
36
😀 Quality of life
11
17
🏙️ Population
760K
1.48M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 130% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6334th and 9080th ($815 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 9249th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$704

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$602
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$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617