Hargeisa vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hargeisa	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$221	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$337	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$345	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	43
😀 Quality of life	17	61
🏙️ Population	760K	1.4M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 20% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6373rd ($694 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9161st and 5856th 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	$5.02	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.16%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3786	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8606	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.5	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$545	$6621

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$502
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1169
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$586
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$559
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$560
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$517
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$522
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$512
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1039
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$499
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$500
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$560
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$826
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$1031
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$724
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$500
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1016
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$498
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$802
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$499
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$715
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$533
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$860
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$500
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$911
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$971
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$918
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$549

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600