Harare vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$416
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$129
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5915th ($1024 vs $966) 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 0.2 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 6918th and 7630th 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
$11.1
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5840

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662