Hargeisa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$217	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	11	81
😀 Quality of life	8	67
🏙️ Population	760K	5.6M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 32% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7141st and 5668th ($660 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Russia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9243rd and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hargeisa	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441