Harare vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$415
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
41
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.43M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5338th ($1015 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.1 months in Mecca. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6892nd and 6151st 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
$9.57
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$4518

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497