Hargeisa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$221	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	11	56
😀 Quality of life	17	44
🏙️ Population	760K	43.9K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 35% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5084th ($694 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and the Palestine, respectively. Check Somalia vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 9161st and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Ramallah

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	Hargeisa	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$4130

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850