Hargeisa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$281	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	11	40
😀 Quality of life	11	58
🏙️ Population	760K	573K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 14% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6334th and 6711th ($815 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Somalia and Morocco, respectively. Check Somalia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 9249th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Rabat

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	Hargeisa	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$3292

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$551
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$524
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$522
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$486
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$490
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$481
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$820
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$466
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$470
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$467
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$800
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$840
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$805
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$468
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$885
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$467
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$466
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$871
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$467
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$819
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$498
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$1047
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$466
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$923
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1061
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$938
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$486

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435