Hargeisa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$198	$337
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	12	28
😀 Quality of life	19	66
🏙️ Population	1.23M	149K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 15% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7399th and 6757th ($682 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Port Louis. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9138th and 4962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Port Louis

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	Hargeisa	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$3.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$1585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$1067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$6482

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$819
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$871
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$810
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$820
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1584
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1615
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$511
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$493
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1196
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1637
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1196
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1167
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$933
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$691
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$952
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$456
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$452
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$495
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$494
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$489
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$586