Harare vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$411
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
45
13
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.35M

The cost of living in Harare is 80% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5540th and 8204th ($992 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 6578th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kano

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Harare Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$1380

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HarareKano

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
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133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
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165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$526
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$579
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$371
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$972
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$820
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881