Gothenburg vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gothenburg	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1725	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3877	$2579
🏠 One person rent	$895	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1550	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3191	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	37
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	608K	2.15M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 70% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 2792nd and 5611th ($1725 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Sweden and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Sweden vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 81st and 6695th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Harare

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	Gothenburg	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.7	$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.75	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$721	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1694	$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.9	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5998	$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4134	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.11	$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.25	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.7	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3801	$8755

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841