Hargeisa vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hargeisa	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$220	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	12	30
😀 Quality of life	22	45
🏙️ Population	1.23M	6.87M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 13% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 7179th and 7720th ($712 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Somalia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Somalia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 9073rd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Yangon

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	Hargeisa	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.2	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3750	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7393	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.3	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.02	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.99	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.1	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.8	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$549	$17353

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610