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Hargeysa vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Hargeysa is 9.8% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Hargeysa
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Hargeysa
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Hargeysa
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Hargeysa
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Hargeysa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Hargeysa
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Hargeysa

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

Hargeysa vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,640	$5.00 SOS2,853	+73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,639	$5.50 SOS3,138	+18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS421	$0.95 SOS542	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS226	$0.50 SOS285	+26.4%
Average			+37.0%

Somalia vs. Hargeysa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS642	$0.75 SOS428	-33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,236	$1.00 SOS571	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,436	$4.92 SOS2,808	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,433	$2.70 SOS1,540	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,391	$2.72 SOS1,553	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS848	$1.51 SOS863	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS561	$0.91 SOS518	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS726	$1.21 SOS690	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS355	$0.38 SOS216	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS364	$0.45 SOS259	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS331	$0.60 SOS345	+4.3%
Average			-16.3%

Somalia vs. Hargeysa - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,208	$3.91 SOS2,232	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,263	$30.00 SOS17,115	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,280,455	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,241	$10.20 SOS5,819	+37.2%
Average			+19.4%

Somalia vs. Hargeysa - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,561	$27.50 SOS15,689	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,544	$190.00 SOS108,398	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS56,016	$123.33 SOS70,363	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS42,046	$84.12 SOS47,990	+14.1%
Average			+11.3%

Somalia vs. Hargeysa - Cost of housing

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,722	$36.67 SOS20,919	-15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS333,751	$600.00 SOS342,308	+2.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,994	$10.00 SOS5,705	+42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS677	$1.50 SOS856	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS628	$1.00 SOS571	-9.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS19,017	$35.00 SOS19,968	+5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,853	$5.00 SOS2,853
Average			+16.3%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Somalia	Hargeysa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,700	$22.50 SOS12,837	+47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,284	$20.00 SOS11,410	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,347	$20.00 SOS11,410	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,267	$30.00 SOS17,115	-19.5%
Average			+7.4%

Somalia vs. Hargeysa - Cost of clothing

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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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