Harare vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$408	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	49	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5412th and 65th ($1021 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6721st and 74th 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	$10.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$26874

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$779
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$761
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$755
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$587
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$873
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$916
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$820
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$658
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$655
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$687
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$996
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$506
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$493
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$653
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$577
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1062
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1278
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$514
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$536
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1069
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$565
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$577
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$912
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$888
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1032
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$830

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927