Cape Town vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$773
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$226
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
38
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 33% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4432nd and 5483rd ($1366 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6382nd and 6918th 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
$12.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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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