Harare vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$408
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
76
😀 Quality of life
49
61
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.59M

The cost of living in Harare is 45% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5412th and 7072nd ($1021 vs $704) 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 0.2 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 6721st and 5808th 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
$10.1
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$836

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540