Berlin vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$415
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.15M

The cost of living in Berlin is 104% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5540th ($2027 vs $992) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 21st and 6578th 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	$14.6	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$6241

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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