Harare vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$427	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	43	100
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.03M

The cost of living in Harare is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5611th and 923rd ($1012 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6695th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Melbourne

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	Harare	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$21306

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Cities near Harare

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913