Dublin vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	593K	2.15M

The cost of living in Dublin is 165% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 605th and 5540th ($2627 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Ireland and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Ireland vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 17th and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Harare

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	Dublin	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$6241

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795