Harare vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$934
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2405
🏠 One person rent
$422
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
47
18
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.97M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% more expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 5620th and 5768th ($957 vs $934) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Kananga. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kananga ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6463rd and 9027th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$7047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$24.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$3136

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$890
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$824
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$829
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$740
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$961
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$767
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$953
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$746
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$860
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$776
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$739
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$825
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1001
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$554
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$561
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$493
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$453
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$449
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$448
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$511
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$445
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$566
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$448
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$572
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$458
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$804
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$539
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$446
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$1121
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$575
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$449
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1107
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$677
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$510
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$599
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1236