Cost of Living inHargeisa, Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Somalia, Fed. Rep.: $1,409/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 10% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Somalia, Fed. Rep. yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Hargeisa. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Hargeisa is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Somalia, Fed. Rep..
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Hospital and clinic listings for Hargeisa are still being verified. The country-level health-system summary for Somalia, Fed. Rep. applies; named facilities and direct self-pay prices appear here only after they are source-backed.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and country-level outcomes are weaker weigh on this rating.
Private care
LimitedThis is an inferred read based on facility depth, private ownership signals, and available self-pay pricing.
UHC coverage
30/100
2023
Physicians
0.05/1k
2014
Hospital beds
0.87/1k
2019
Out of pocket
31%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
59.0 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
563/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
34.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Somalia, Fed. Rep. yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Hargeisa, Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Hargeisa compared with the US?
Your money goes about 4.2x further in Hargeisa than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Hargeisa cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Hargeisa is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 10% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Hargeisa. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Hargeisa compare with New York City?
Rent in Hargeisa is about 87% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Hargeisa?
Groceries in Hargeisa are about 52% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 45% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Somalia, Fed. Rep. here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Hargeisa
Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland in the northwestern Horn of Africa, internationally still recognized as part of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and sits on a highland plateau at roughly 1,300 meters elevation. The city anchors Somaliland's politics and economy, which depends heavily on Berbera-port livestock exports, diaspora remittances and an unusually mature mobile-money sector built around the Zaad and eDahab platforms. Somali is the working language; English is common in business, government and the universities. Relocators should weigh a temperate semi-arid climate that runs notably cooler than Mogadishu thanks to elevation, a security environment widely regarded as the most stable in the wider Somali region, and infrastructure constraints around international banking, formal credit and reliable grid power.
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