Abuja vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$230
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
39
37
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3914th and 5412th ($1514 vs $1021) 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 0.1 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9057th and 6721st 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
$3.06
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$8872

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830