Harare vs Ibadan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ibadan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1440
🏠 One person rent
$415
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
49
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.56M

The cost of living in Harare is 54% more expensive than in Ibadan. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7566th ($1015 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 6892nd and 8113th 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
$9.57
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$0.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$10.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$16.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
18.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$853
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$0.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$2.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$5.51
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$15.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$41.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1576

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Oyo
$639
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$995
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$670
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$575
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$946
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$518
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$488
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
173 km or 107 mi Save
$654
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$768
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$531
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$830
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$596
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$627
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$786
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$657
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$759
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$795
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$656
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$656
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$665
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$693
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$727
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$692
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$661
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$500
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1364
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$564
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1375
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$773
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$559
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$591
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$583
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$697
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$762
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$927
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$323
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$373
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$666
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$517