Hargeisa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$281
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
11
62
😀 Quality of life
11
44
🏙️ Population
760K
1.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 7% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6334th and 6110th ($815 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Somalia and South Africa, respectively. Check Somalia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9249th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$2867

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$602
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$702
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$676
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$524
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$705
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$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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Distance City Cost of living
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$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952