Bucharest vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$535
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$226
😷 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 11% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4935th and 5483rd ($1138 vs $1024) 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 1.3 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 508th and 6918th 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
$11.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$10145

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899