Harare vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$416
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
15
😀 Quality of life
48
27
🏙️ Population
2.15M
344K

The cost of living in Harare is 50% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7352nd ($1024 vs $681) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6918th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Maseru

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Harare Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1246

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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662