Harare vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$415
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$420
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 16% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4745th ($1015 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6892nd and 5850th 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
$9.57
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$5103

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965