Hargeisa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$217	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	61
😀 Quality of life	8	79
🏙️ Population	760K	605K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7141st and 4764th ($660 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Latvia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9243rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Riga

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	Hargeisa	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$13840

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220