Harare vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5483rd and 72nd ($1024 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6918th and 55th 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	$11.1	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974