Addis Ababa vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$674
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
38
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 13% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4878th and 5463rd ($1148 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7160th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Harare

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Addis Ababa Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Harare

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