Hargeisa vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$198	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	71
😀 Quality of life	19	89
🏙️ Population	1.23M	1.61M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 72% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7399th and 1041st ($682 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 896th in Somalia and the United States, respectively. Check Somalia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 9138th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hargeisa	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804