Harare vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	43	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5611th and 37th ($1012 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in London. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6695th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs London

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	Harare	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$25830

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Cities near Harare

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055