Hargeisa vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$221	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	11	7
😀 Quality of life	17	57
🏙️ Population	760K	77.6K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 32% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5469th ($694 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 9161st and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Phuket

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	Hargeisa	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866