Birmingham vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
37
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.15M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 102% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1731st and 5611th ($2046 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 32nd and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Harare

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Birmingham Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$8755

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841