Hargeisa vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$220	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	12	8
😀 Quality of life	22	56
🏙️ Population	1.23M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 33% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7179th and 5233rd ($712 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 9073rd and 6325th 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	$5.03	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981