Harare vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$408
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3M

The cost of living in Harare is 103% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5412th and 8663rd ($1021 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6721st and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$623

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$751
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$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684