Dubai vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$381
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
37
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dubai is 128% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1098th and 5611th ($2309 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 306th and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Harare

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Dubai Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$8755

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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