Berlin vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$223
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.15M

The cost of living in Berlin is 134% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1150th and 5463rd ($2371 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Germany vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 45th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Harare

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	Berlin	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$8948

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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