Harare vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3329
🏠 One person rent
$416
$689
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1222
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1095
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
2.15M
15.7M

The cost of living in Harare is 22% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4562nd ($1024 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Turkey, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6918th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Istanbul

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Harare Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$20004

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041