Harare vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$422
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
76
😀 Quality of life
47
55
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.59M

The cost of living in Harare is 38% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5620th and 6851st ($957 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6463rd and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$882

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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550