Cape Town vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Cape Town Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2215
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$489
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$959
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1358
$307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
37
😀 Quality of life
58
47
🏙️ Population
434K
2.15M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 3% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6009th and 5919th ($904 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check South Africa vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Harare. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5612th and 6502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Harare

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Cape Town Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$107
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
16.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2024
$1388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$1322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.3
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.77
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$9.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$192
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4203
$8246

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$840
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$595
371 km or 231 mi George
$691
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$563
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$835
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$674
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$681
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$692
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$599
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$738
882 km or 548 mi East London
$746
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$644
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$570
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$591
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$696
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$570
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$680
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$733
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$569
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$714
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$585
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$738
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$686
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$603
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$638
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$838
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$684
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$632
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$859
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$987
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$652
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$596
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$967
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$727
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$716
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$882
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$770
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$713
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$726

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$855
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$786
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$810
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$770
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$714
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$808
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$773
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$887
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$991
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$965
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$747
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$675
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$796
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1009
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$551
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$1072
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$591
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$558
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$625
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$523
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$557
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$683
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$592
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$614
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1447
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$990
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1454
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1504
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$527
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$497
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1347
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$601
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$501
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1333
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$602
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$993
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1414
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1044
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$923