Harare vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
90
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
2.15M
548K

The cost of living in Harare is 57% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5483rd and 1156th ($1024 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6918th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Manchester

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Harare Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$21096

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862