Harare vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$4714
🏠 One person rent
$415
$972
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$3225
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
694K

The cost of living in Harare is 48% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5463rd and 2107th ($1015 vs $1970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Finland, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 6892nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Helsinki

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Harare Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$9.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1088
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$9998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$4513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$97.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$13162

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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

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220