Bucharest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$562
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
38
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.15M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4877th and 5463rd ($1148 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Romania vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 482nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Harare

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Bucharest Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$8948

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875