Harare vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2485
🏠 One person rent
$422
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1052
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$825
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
10
😀 Quality of life
47
20
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.89M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.1% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5620th and 5611th ($957 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6463rd and 8982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mbuji-Mayi

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Harare Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$3239

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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
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$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
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$824
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$934
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$740
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$829
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$961
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$746
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$953
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$776
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$493
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$739
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$554
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$449
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$453
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$767
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$448
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$860
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$445
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$448
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$566
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$458
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$446
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$572
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$539
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1121
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$449
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$575
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$677
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1107
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$599
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1236
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1238
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$825
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$804
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1001
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$745
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1210
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$561