Harare vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$416
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$866
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4552nd ($1024 vs $1311) 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 6918th and 5347th 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
$11.1
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$3300

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$770
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$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
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$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
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$764
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$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327