Harare vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$411	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	80
😀 Quality of life	45	65
🏙️ Population	2.15M	10.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5540th and 6882nd ($992 vs $701) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6578th and 4292nd 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	$10	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$8860

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506