Hargeisa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$682
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1626
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$198
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
12
63
😀 Quality of life
19
43
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 34% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7399th and 5331st ($682 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Somalia and South Africa, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 9138th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Soweto

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Hargeisa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.17%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4280
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6350
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.76
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.44
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.28
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.9
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$27.2
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$606
$5012

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$521
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$1045
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$1050
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$561
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965