Chicago vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
37
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.15M

The cost of living in Chicago is 170% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 529th and 5540th ($2678 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 23rd and 6578th 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
$21.9
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$6241

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ChicagoHarare

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795