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Hargeysa vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hargeysa is 88.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Hargeysa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Hargeysa
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Hargeysa
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Hargeysa
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Hargeysa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Hargeysa
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Hargeysa

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Hargeysa are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Hargeysa. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hargeysa.

Hargeysa vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hargeysa instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$5.00 SOS2,853	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$5.50 SOS3,138	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.95 SOS542	+149.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.50 SOS285	+248.0%
Average			+105.9%

Cairo vs. Hargeysa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.75 SOS428	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$1.00 SOS571	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$4.92 SOS2,808	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$2.70 SOS1,540	+86.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.72 SOS1,553	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.51 SOS863	+103.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.91 SOS518	+170.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.21 SOS690	+325.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.38 SOS216	+199.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.45 SOS259	+141.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.60 SOS345	+224.6%
Average			+117.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.91 SOS2,232	+187.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$30.00 SOS17,115	+365.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$10.20 SOS5,819	+283.5%
Average			+278.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$27.50 SOS15,689	+112.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$190.00 SOS108,398	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$123.33 SOS70,363	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$84.12 SOS47,990	+339.8%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$36.67 SOS20,919	-60.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$600.00 SOS342,308	-72.9%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$10.00 SOS5,705	+587.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$1.50 SOS856	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$1.00 SOS571	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$35.00 SOS19,968	+102.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$5.00 SOS2,853	+33.7%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hargeysa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$22.50 SOS12,837	-33.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$20.00 SOS11,410	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$20.00 SOS11,410	-82.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$30.00 SOS17,115	-51.3%
Average			-56.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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