Harare vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$422
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1784
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
47
54
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.68M

The cost of living in Harare is 7% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5620th and 5103rd ($957 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6463rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mecca

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Harare Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$4708

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490