Harare vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$427
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
31
😀 Quality of life
43
40
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 3% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5611th and 5365th ($1012 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6695th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$3879

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933