Hargeisa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$220
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
12
22
😀 Quality of life
22
43
🏙️ Population
1.23M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 6% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7179th and 7446th ($712 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Somalia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9073rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Yaounde

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Hargeisa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$1815

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775