Harare vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1665
🏠 One person rent
$416
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$86.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
49
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 35% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6939th ($1024 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Ibadan. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ibadan ranked 2nd in Nigeria, while ranked 6918th and 8189th 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
$11.1
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$13
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$19.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
18.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$5.46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$1.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$43.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1872

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$665
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1017
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$775
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$659
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1022
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$538
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$578
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
173 km or 107 mi Save
$650
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$741
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$594
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$796
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$612
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$655
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$878
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$673
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$802
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$922
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$673
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$675
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$678
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$785
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$683
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$785
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$682
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$454
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1555
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$587
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1551
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$849
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$618
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$601
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$607
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$654
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$703
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$861
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$353
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$386
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$612
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$584