Brasilia vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$296	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	37
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.15M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 23% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6598th and 5540th ($765 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5716th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Harare

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	Brasilia	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$6241

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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