Harare vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5483rd and 20th ($1024 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1 months in London. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6918th and 12th 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	$11.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$30567

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199