Harare vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$415
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
8
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
2.15M
133K

The cost of living in Harare is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4490th ($1015 vs $1321) 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 6892nd and 5278th 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
$9.57
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$3305

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$780
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$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322