Hargeisa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$220	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	12	19
😀 Quality of life	22	67
🏙️ Population	1.23M	955K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 60% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7179th and 2952nd ($712 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Somalia and Spain, respectively. Check Somalia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 9073rd and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Tenerife

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	Hargeisa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$6610

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490