Bucharest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$449
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
37
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.15M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 0.4% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5620th ($961 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Romania vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 703rd and 6463rd 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
$9.66
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$7309

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866