Harare vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$422
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.18M

The cost of living in Harare is 7% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5620th and 6017th ($957 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6463rd and 6150th 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
$6.43
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$9496

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964