Harare vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$416
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
23
😀 Quality of life
48
69
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 12% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4849th ($1024 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Medina. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6918th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Medina

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Harare Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5515

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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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010