Harare vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2659
🏠 One person rent
$411
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1646
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
37
42
😀 Quality of life
45
54
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.43M

The cost of living in Harare is 1% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5540th and 5632nd ($992 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6578th and 5982nd 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
$10
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$4682

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507