Hargeisa vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hargeisa	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$815	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2039	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$281	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$249	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$367	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	11	72
😀 Quality of life	11	62
🏙️ Population	760K	2.89M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6334th and 8350th ($815 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Somalia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 9249th and 5178th 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	$2.83	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.1	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.94	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$297	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.46%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.01	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$171	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.2	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$961	$5424

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$602
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$702
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$676
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506