Cologne vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$226
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cologne is 94% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 2067th and 5483rd ($1990 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Germany vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 15th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Harare

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Cologne Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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