Cairo vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$201
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$226
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8680th and 5483rd ($506 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5610th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Harare

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Cairo Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Harare

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