Brisbane vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2475
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$649
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.15M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 102% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1813th and 5412th ($2065 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Australia vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9th and 6721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Harare

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	Brisbane	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$8872

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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