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Hargeysa vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.00
SOS2,853
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.50
SOS3,138
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.95
SOS542

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.75
SOS428
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $1.00
SOS571
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.92
SOS2,808

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.91
SOS2,232
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.00
SOS17,115
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $27.50
SOS15,689
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $190.00
SOS108,398
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $123.33
SOS70,363

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $36.67
SOS20,919
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $600.00
SOS342,308

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $10.00
SOS5,705
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.50
SOS856
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.00
SOS571

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Hargeysa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $22.50
SOS12,837
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $20.00
SOS11,410
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $20.00
SOS11,410

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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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