Harare vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$408
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
15
😀 Quality of life
49
24
🏙️ Population
2.15M
344K

The cost of living in Harare is 57% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5412th and 7431st ($1021 vs $650) 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6721st and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$1130

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607