Harare vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$416
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.15M
76.2K

The cost of living in Harare is 57% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7572nd ($1024 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Eswatini, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6918th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mbabane

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Harare Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5212

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633