Hargeisa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hargeisa	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1623	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$217	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$403	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	11	29
😀 Quality of life	8	51
🏙️ Population	760K	431K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 24% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7141st and 6224th ($660 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Somalia and Namibia, respectively. Check Somalia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9243rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Windhoek

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	Hargeisa	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.45	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.13%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3745	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8448	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.98	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$59.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$603	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785