Harare vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$427	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	37	19
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.49M

The cost of living in Harare is 1% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5611th and 5518th ($1012 vs $1024) 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 1.6 months in Luanda. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6695th and 5940th 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	$8.03	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$12561

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939