Essen vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$682
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$226
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
2.15M

The cost of living in Essen is 52% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3860th and 5483rd ($1561 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Germany vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 17th and 6918th 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
$17
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$10145

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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