Harare vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$411	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	37	19
😀 Quality of life	45	53
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.49M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5540th and 5424th ($992 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Angola, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6578th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Luanda

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	Harare	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$15041

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961