Harare vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2754
🏠 One person rent
$416
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 13% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4839th ($1024 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and South Africa, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6918th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Johannesburg

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Harare Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5808

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950