Harare vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$408
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
49
16
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.35M

The cost of living in Harare is 81% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5412th and 8160th ($1021 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kano ranked 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 6721st and 9173rd 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
$10.1
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.73
🥤 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
$366
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1804

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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
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$652
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$505
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$674
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$926