Harare vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$415
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
38
30
😀 Quality of life
48
42
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.13M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.1% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5473rd ($1015 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6892nd and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Maputo

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Harare Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$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
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663