Harare vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2495
🏠 One person rent
$427
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1045
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$823
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
10
😀 Quality of life
43
16
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.89M

The cost of living in Harare is 6% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5611th and 5954th ($1012 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 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 6695th and 8996th 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
$8.03
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$3341

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Gandajika
$815
99 km or 62 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
129 km or 80 mi Kananga
$932
311 km or 193 mi Tshikapa
$902
436 km or 271 mi Kindu
$728
543 km or 337 mi Kikwit
$852
551 km or 342 mi Kolwezi
$947
619 km or 385 mi Kalemie
$730
641 km or 398 mi Likasi
$939
684 km or 425 mi Uvira
$763
708 km or 440 mi Bujumbura
$546
708 km or 440 mi Bukavu
$723
713 km or 443 mi Cyangugu
$559
722 km or 448 mi Makamba
$509
726 km or 451 mi Bubanza
$508
748 km or 465 mi Luena
$723
749 km or 465 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
751 km or 467 mi Rutana
$509
759 km or 472 mi Kisangani
$855
763 km or 474 mi Gitega
$510
777 km or 483 mi Ngozi
$509
781 km or 486 mi Kibuye
$579
786 km or 489 mi Butare
$441
794 km or 493 mi Ruyigi
$509
797 km or 495 mi Gisenyi
$587
801 km or 498 mi Nyanza
$545
809 km or 503 mi Mansa
$1017
831 km or 516 mi Muyinga
$509
845 km or 525 mi Ruhengeri
$598
854 km or 530 mi Kigali
$723
854 km or 531 mi Chingola
$1028
878 km or 545 mi Byumba
$622
879 km or 546 mi Mufulira
$1090
901 km or 560 mi Kitwe
$1116
906 km or 563 mi Mbandaka
$810
933 km or 580 mi Bumba
$796
938 km or 583 mi Kinshasa
$1041
940 km or 584 mi Butembo
$760
940 km or 584 mi Ndola
$1139
943 km or 586 mi Brazzaville
$589