Hargeisa vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$220	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	22	55
🏙️ Population	1.23M	431K

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 30% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7179th and 5494th ($712 vs $1023) 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 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9073rd and 6345th 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	$5.03	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$5907

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Cities near Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$1152
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$1153
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$601
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$572
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$571
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$514
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$504
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$1022
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$491
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$494
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$492
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$810
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$996
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$743
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$493
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$1017
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$491
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$498
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$775
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$497
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$724
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$531
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$865
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$498
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$902
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$931
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$906
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$542

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892