Hargeisa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$198	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	12	96
😀 Quality of life	19	75
🏙️ Population	1.23M	11.5M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7399th and 4918th ($682 vs $1126) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9138th and 1670th 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	$5.04	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$15990

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720