Harare vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
2.15M
548K

The cost of living in Harare is 53% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5611th and 1500th ($1012 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6695th and 76th 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
$8.03
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$17390

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761