Hargeisa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$217	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	11	27
😀 Quality of life	8	62
🏙️ Population	760K	149K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 19% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7141st and 6387th ($660 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Mauritius, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9243rd and 4802nd 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	$2.69	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552