Harare vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$422
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
37
30
😀 Quality of life
47
29
🏙️ Population
2.15M
42.7K

The cost of living in Harare is 97% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5620th and 8601st ($957 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Kenya, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6463rd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Meru

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Harare Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$6789

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539