Harare vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$422
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5620th and 72nd ($957 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6463rd and 34th 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
$6.43
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$8.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$31623

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862