Alexandria vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$415
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	37
😀 Quality of life	48	45
🏙️ Population	4.87M	2.15M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 68% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 9165th and 5540th ($316 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6367th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Harare

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	Alexandria	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6241

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Harare

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
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795