Harare vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
98
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.33M

The cost of living in Harare is 46% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5611th and 2194th ($1012 vs $1889) 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 6695th and 149th 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
$8.03
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$10462

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581