Harare vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$411
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5540th and 1229th ($992 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6578th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Houston

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Harare Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$18964

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182