Harare vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$427
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$99
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
47
😀 Quality of life
43
33
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 33% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 5611th and 6622nd ($1012 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Ibadan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 6695th and 7660th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Ibadan

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Harare Ibadan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$1.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$19.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$4.59
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$43.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1870

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$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
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$699
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1019
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$774
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$704
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1133
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$526
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$635
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
173 km or 107 mi Save
$644
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$710
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$658
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$755
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$617
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$537
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$886
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$655
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$711
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$1036
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$652
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$652
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$656
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$846
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$570
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$787
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$656
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$345
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1686
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$469
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1262
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$906
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$651
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$638
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$368
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$546
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$585
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$747
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$377
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$374
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$492
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$621