Dhaka vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$121	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$381
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8916th and 5611th ($428 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5968th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Harare

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	Dhaka	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8755

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841