Hargeisa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$198	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	12	94
😀 Quality of life	19	96
🏙️ Population	1.23M	2.14M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7399th and 791st ($682 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Australia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 9138th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Perth

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	Hargeisa	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$17749

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913