Harare vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$427
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
11
😀 Quality of life
43
7
🏙️ Population
2.15M
760K

The cost of living in Harare is 48% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 5611th and 7018th ($1012 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Somalia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6695th and 9250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$9.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$67
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
19.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$3.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$1.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$2.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$596

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$527
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$671
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$626
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$667
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$584
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$554
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$553
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$509
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$814
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$489
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$491
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$491
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$550
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$686
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$810
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$711
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$799
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$491
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$946
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$488
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$490
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$590
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$492
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$719
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$524
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$934
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$491
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$988
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$895
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$535