Harare vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	43	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 68% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5611th and 72nd ($1012 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Zimbabwe and the United States, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6695th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Los Angeles

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	Harare	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754