Hargeisa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$220	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	12	31
😀 Quality of life	22	59
🏙️ Population	1.23M	120K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 19% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7179th and 6471st ($712 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 9073rd and 6065th 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	$5.03	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$12044

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514