Harare vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$411	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	37	98
😀 Quality of life	45	90
🏙️ Population	2.15M	3.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 44% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5540th and 2443rd ($992 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Spain, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6578th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Madrid

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	Harare	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522