Chicago vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$440
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
37
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.15M

The cost of living in Chicago is 173% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 505th and 5620th ($2613 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st in the United States and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the United States vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 16th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Harare

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Chicago Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$7309

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Harare

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