Hargeisa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$217	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	15
😀 Quality of life	8	47
🏙️ Population	760K	886K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7141st and 4967th ($660 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9243rd and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Tabuk

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	Hargeisa	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028