Hargeisa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$218
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
26
😀 Quality of life
7
24
🏙️ Population
760K
2.44M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 10% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7018th and 6597th ($684 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Somalia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Somalia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9250th and 8641st 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
$2.71
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.53
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.99
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.94%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.99
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.01
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.04
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$596
$1615

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$527
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$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
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$667
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$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774