Birmingham vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$415
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
94
45
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.15M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 97% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5540th ($1951 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 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 35th and 6578th 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
$16.7
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$6241

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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