Hargeisa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$217	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	86
😀 Quality of life	8	93
🏙️ Population	760K	2.79M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 73% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7141st and 861st ($660 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Canada, respectively. Check Somalia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9243rd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Toronto

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	Hargeisa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095