Hargeisa vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$217	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	11	93
😀 Quality of life	8	98
🏙️ Population	760K	2.14M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 68% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7141st and 1654th ($660 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Somalia and Australia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9243rd and 6th 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	$2.69	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645