Hargeisa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$2170
🏠 One person rent	$218	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$62.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	11	55
😀 Quality of life	7	51
🏙️ Population	760K	39K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 28% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 7018th and 5974th ($684 vs $952) 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 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 9250th and 6160th 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	$2.71	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$1208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$61.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$3782

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$934
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1536
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1768
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2115
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1866
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$730
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1741
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$705
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$721
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2020
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1872
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1815
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2085
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1838
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$847
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$692
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2045
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1671