Addis Ababa vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$407
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
37
😀 Quality of life
40
47
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.15M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 4% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5819th and 5620th ($923 vs $957) 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 0.5 months in Harare. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 7141st and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$7309

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Distance City Cost of living
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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866