Hargeisa vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$217	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	11	40
😀 Quality of life	8	63
🏙️ Population	760K	573K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 7141st and 6866th ($660 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Morocco, respectively. Check Somalia vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 9243rd and 4758th 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	$2.69	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430