Harare vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Harare	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2551	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$422	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	37	28
😀 Quality of life	47	41
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.19M

The cost of living in Harare is 12% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5620th and 4791st ($957 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6463rd and 7059th 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	$6.43	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.6	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$117	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7309	$3971

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$761
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$689
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$645
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$722
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$837
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$993
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$970
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$795
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1014
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$363
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$332
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$327
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$367
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$550
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$326
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$734
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$332
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1210
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$992
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1238
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1236
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$511
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$554
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1107
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$337
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$605
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1121
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$338
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1176
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$953
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$866

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603