Hargeisa vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$217	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	37
😀 Quality of life	8	73
🏙️ Population	760K	6.44K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 58% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7141st and 3109th ($660 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Somalia and Malta, respectively. Check Somalia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 9243rd and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Valletta

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	Hargeisa	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348