Harare vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$422
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
47
18
🏙️ Population
2.15M
519K

The cost of living in Harare is 79% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5620th and 8241st ($957 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Lesotho, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6463rd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$710

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603