Hargeisa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$217	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	11	72
😀 Quality of life	8	78
🏙️ Population	760K	7.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7141st and 2911th ($660 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9243rd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Riyadh

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	Hargeisa	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529