Abuja vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
37
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 51% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3416th and 5540th ($1502 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8901st and 6578th 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
$3.45
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$6241

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AbujaHarare

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296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
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$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795