Essen vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Essen | Harare | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Essen is 45% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3685th and 5540th ($1443 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 33rd and 6578th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Essen vs Harare
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| Essen | Harare | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Essen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi |  Gelsenkirchen | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Mulheim | |
| 10 km or 6.3 mi | Bottrop | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Oberhausen | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | Velbert | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Hattingen | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Heiligenhaus | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duisburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Herten | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wulfrath | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Ratingen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Witten | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Mettmann | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Dinslaken | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Dorsten | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Marl | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Erkrath | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Moers | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Wetter | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Voerde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Haan | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Dusseldorf | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Herdecke | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Rheinberg | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Hilden | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Neukirchen-Vluyn | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Waltrop | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Solingen | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Datteln |
Cities near Harare
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Chitungwiza | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Marondera | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Chinhoyi | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kadoma | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mutare | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Gweru | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Masvingo | |
| 291 km or 181 mi |  Chimoio | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Tete | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bulawayo | |
| 399 km or 248 mi |  Lusaka | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Choma | |
| 458 km or 284 mi | Beira | |
| 478 km or 297 mi |  Blantyre | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 514 km or 319 mi | Mulanje | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 525 km or 326 mi |  Francistown | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Zomba | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Livingstone | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Mangochi | |
| 588 km or 365 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 599 km or 372 mi | Ndola | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Quelimane | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Kitwe | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Mufulira | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Palapye | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Serowe | |
| 680 km or 422 mi | Chingola | |
| 714 km or 444 mi | Mzimba | |
| 734 km or 456 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mansa | |
| 778 km or 484 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 786 km or 489 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Kasama | |
| 892 km or 554 mi | Likasi | |
| 898 km or 558 mi |  Middelburg |