Harare vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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