Hargeisa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$220	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	12	89
😀 Quality of life	22	97
🏙️ Population	1.23M	5.87M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7179th and 154th ($712 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Singapore, respectively. Check Somalia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9073rd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Singapore City

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	Hargeisa	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$31369

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$775
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$497
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$724
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$531
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$865
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$498
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$902
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$931
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$906
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$542

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663