Harare vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$415
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
30
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.75M

The cost of living in Harare is 16% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 5463rd and 6419th ($1015 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Rwanda, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 6892nd and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kigali

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Harare Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618