Harare vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$427
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
43
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.43M

The cost of living in Harare is 8% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5611th and 6019th ($1012 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6695th 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
$8.03
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$4675

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514