Harare vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$416
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
38
41
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.43M

The cost of living in Harare is 7% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5028th ($1024 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1 months in Mecca. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6918th and 6123rd 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
$11.1
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$4622

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$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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514