Hargeisa vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$221
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
11
8
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
760K
24.7K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7132nd and 3601st ($694 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9161st and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.02
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$8213

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$502
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420