Hargeisa vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$220
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
12
63
😀 Quality of life
22
48
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.27M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 33% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7179th and 5251st ($712 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 9073rd and 6890th 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
$5.03
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$4370

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$509
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$1152
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$1153
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950