Hargeisa vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$218
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
8
😀 Quality of life
7
58
🏙️ Population
760K
24.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7018th and 3466th ($684 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Somalia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9250th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Victoria

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Hargeisa Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$8081

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$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482