Birmingham vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
37
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.15M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 109% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5412th ($2137 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 48th and 6721st 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
$17.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$8872

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830