Harare vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$422
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3M

The cost of living in Harare is 80% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5620th and 8260th ($957 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6463rd and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$555

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$852
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$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700