Dubai vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.15M

The cost of living in Dubai is 136% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 1039th and 5483rd ($2420 vs $1024) 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 203rd and 6918th 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
$10.2
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$10145

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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