Hargeisa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$221
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
11
25
😀 Quality of life
17
39
🏙️ Population
760K
2.44M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 3% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7283rd ($694 vs $671) 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 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9161st and 7830th 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
$5.02
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$1806

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$502
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$1169
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$1175
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$557
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$1175
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$586
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$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
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$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
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$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
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$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
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$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
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$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
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$836
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778