Harare vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$416
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
298K

The cost of living in Harare is 22% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4555th ($1024 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Bahrain, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6918th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Manama

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Harare Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$10032

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545