Hargeisa vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hargeisa	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$682	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1626	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$198	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	12	8
😀 Quality of life	19	49
🏙️ Population	1.23M	24.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 58% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7399th and 3452nd ($682 vs $1637) 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 0.2 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9138th and 6808th 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	$5.04	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.17%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4280	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6350	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.76	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.44	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.28	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.2	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$25.1	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$606	$8750

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$521
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1045
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1050
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$590
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$563
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$564
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$509
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$497
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$488
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$931
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$476
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$478
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$476
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$532
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$748
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$910
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$745
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$477
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$923
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$475
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$481
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$746
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$484
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$721
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$513
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$864
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$483
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$871
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$947
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$890
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$543

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415