Abuja vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
38
😀 Quality of life
23
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 35% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4364th and 5463rd ($1375 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9006th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Harare

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Abuja Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$8948

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$692
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$323
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$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
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$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875