Harare vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$416
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$3192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
80
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
687K

The cost of living in Harare is 49% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5483rd and 2068th ($1024 vs $1990) 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 6918th and 48th 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
$11.1
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$15326

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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

Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232