Harare vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$427
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
77
😀 Quality of life
43
63
🏙️ Population
2.15M
10.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 34% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5611th and 6641st ($1012 vs $757) 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 6695th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$9494

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$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549