Harare vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$408
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$988
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
49
66
🏙️ Population
2.15M
133K

The cost of living in Harare is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5412th and 4439th ($1021 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Maldives, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Male. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6721st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Male

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Harare Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$3575

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$751
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$779
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$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
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$755
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$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
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$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
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$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
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$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327