Harare vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$427	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	37	16
😀 Quality of life	43	15
🏙️ Population	2.15M	344K

The cost of living in Harare is 61% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5611th and 7499th ($1012 vs $627) 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 0.4 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 6695th and 9036th 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	$8.03	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$1137

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654