Addis Ababa vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$758
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$226
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4635th and 5483rd ($1269 vs $1024) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 6918th 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
$4.01
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$10145

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222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899