Hargeisa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hargeisa	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1675	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$218	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$420	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	11	62
😀 Quality of life	7	39
🏙️ Population	760K	1.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 29% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7018th and 5883rd ($684 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Somalia and South Africa, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 9250th and 7063rd 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	$2.71	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.99	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.94%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.99	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.04	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$596	$4830

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$527
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$671
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$626
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$584
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$554
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$553
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$489
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$491
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$550
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$686
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$810
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$711
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$491
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$946
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$488
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$490
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$590
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$492
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$719
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$524
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$934
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$491
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$988
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$895
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$535

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045