Dresden vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$696
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
37
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
555K
2.15M

The cost of living in Dresden is 47% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3786th and 5620th ($1406 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Germany vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 190th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$7309

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$1351
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$1329
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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$852
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$761
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$784
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$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
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$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866