Chicago vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$226
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
38
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.15M

The cost of living in Chicago is 176% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 375th and 5483rd ($2822 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 0.2 months in Harare. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 22nd and 6918th 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
$19.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$10145

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

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