Hargeisa vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$218	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	11	92
😀 Quality of life	7	86
🏙️ Population	760K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 61% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7018th and 2722nd ($684 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Italy, respectively. Check Somalia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9250th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Rome

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	Hargeisa	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.71	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262