Hargeisa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$217	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	11	74
😀 Quality of life	8	63
🏙️ Population	760K	3.01M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 20% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7141st and 8233rd ($660 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9243rd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Surabaya

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	Hargeisa	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$5490

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508