Harare vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$427
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
37
😀 Quality of life
43
34
🏙️ Population
2.15M
444K

The cost of living in Harare is 146% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5611th and 8952nd ($1012 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Kumasi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6695th and 7641st 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
$8.03
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742