Harare vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$411
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
38
😀 Quality of life
45
34
🏙️ Population
2.15M
444K

The cost of living in Harare is 129% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5540th and 8890th ($992 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Zimbabwe and Ghana, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6578th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kumasi

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Harare Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$3.07
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$5465

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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
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$551
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$588
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$677
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735