Harare vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2387
🏠 One person rent
$408
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
49
12
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.97M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.8% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 5412th and 5353rd ($1021 vs $1029) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Kananga. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kananga ranked 9th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6721st and 9240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1026
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
165 km or 103 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
191 km or 119 mi Tshikapa
$993
193 km or 120 mi Gandajika
$885
413 km or 257 mi Kikwit
$928
505 km or 314 mi Kindu
$793
630 km or 392 mi Kolwezi
$1045
711 km or 442 mi Luena
$682
736 km or 457 mi Likasi
$1032
746 km or 464 mi Kalemie
$792
775 km or 482 mi Kisangani
$957
791 km or 492 mi Uvira
$842
804 km or 499 mi Bukavu
$803
809 km or 502 mi Mbandaka
$836
809 km or 503 mi Kinshasa
$1148
809 km or 503 mi Cyangugu
$505
814 km or 506 mi Brazzaville
$595
815 km or 507 mi Bujumbura
$754
832 km or 517 mi Bubanza
$689
838 km or 520 mi Makamba
$688
842 km or 523 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
845 km or 525 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
865 km or 538 mi Rutana
$688
869 km or 540 mi Kinkala
$538
873 km or 543 mi Gitega
$689
876 km or 544 mi Kibuye
$491
882 km or 548 mi Ngozi
$686
888 km or 551 mi Gisenyi
$396
889 km or 552 mi Butare
$412
899 km or 559 mi Bumba
$858
901 km or 560 mi Nyanza
$524
906 km or 563 mi Ruyigi
$687
920 km or 571 mi Mansa
$912
936 km or 582 mi Ruhengeri
$499
937 km or 582 mi Muyinga
$687
949 km or 590 mi Chingola
$1069
951 km or 591 mi Kigali
$758
960 km or 597 mi Gamboma
$536
972 km or 604 mi Byumba
$597
977 km or 607 mi Mufulira
$1278