Hargeisa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$221	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	95
😀 Quality of life	17	69
🏙️ Population	760K	11.5M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5192nd ($694 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Brazil, respectively. Check Somalia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9161st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Sao Paulo

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	Hargeisa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$15428

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666