Harare vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$422
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
29
😀 Quality of life
47
21
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.27M

The cost of living in Harare is 69% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5620th and 7972nd ($957 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6463rd and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kabul

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Harare Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1370

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484