Harare vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$262
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$784
🏠 One person rent
$422
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$78
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
47
😀 Quality of life
47
34
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 265% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 5620th and 9275th ($957 vs $262) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Ibadan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 6463rd and 7930th 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
$6.43
$0.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$8.61
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$0.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$5.19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$7.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$7.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
18.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$9.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$1.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$10.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$4.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$29.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$17.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$532

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$407
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265