Essen vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$642
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$223
😷 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 50% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 3925th and 5463rd ($1519 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.2 months in Harare. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 23rd and 6892nd 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
$16.8
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$8948

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875