Harare vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$7800
🏠 One person rent
$415
$2177
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$3742
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$4482
😷 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 5463rd and 62nd ($1015 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 6892nd and 50th 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
$9.57
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$164
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$23685

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$3020
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2826
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3066
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3369
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2766
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2922
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3179
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3139
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2909
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2849
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2793
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3076
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2858
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3243
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3020
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2694
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3654
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2835
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$3000