Harare vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$416
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
33
😀 Quality of life
48
25
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.33M

The cost of living in Harare is 116% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8823rd ($1024 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6918th and 8992nd 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
$11.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1540

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467