Harare vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$408
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
22
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.41M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5412th and 4743rd ($1021 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6721st and 4114th 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
$10.1
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987