Harare vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Harare	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 55% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5463rd and 1367th ($1015 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th in Zimbabwe and the United States, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6892nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Harare	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$415	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8948	$22291

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Cities near Harare

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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123