Harare vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$416
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
81
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 50% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7328th ($1024 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Indonesia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6918th and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Jakarta

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Harare Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$8171

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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
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495