Hargeisa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$220	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	12	44
😀 Quality of life	22	62
🏙️ Population	1.23M	1.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 23% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7179th and 6169th ($712 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9073rd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Hargeisa	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$7641

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635