Hargeisa vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$991
🏠 One person rent	$217	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	11	38
😀 Quality of life	8	36
🏙️ Population	760K	1.54M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 67% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7141st and 8967th ($660 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 77th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 9243rd and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Palembang

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	Hargeisa	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$7821

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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 Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532