Harare vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$416
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
25
😀 Quality of life
48
23
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.35M

The cost of living in Harare is 82% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8284th ($1024 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 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 6918th and 9059th 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
$11.1
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$2083

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878