Harare vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$411
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
76
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.59M

The cost of living in Harare is 35% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5540th and 6734th ($992 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6578th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Karaj

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Harare Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$823

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$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554