Hargeisa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$221	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	11	31
😀 Quality of life	17	57
🏙️ Population	760K	120K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6620th ($694 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Thailand, respectively. Check Somalia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 9161st and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Pattaya

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	Hargeisa	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$10383

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498