Harare vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$427
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
37
30
😀 Quality of life
43
25
🏙️ Population
2.15M
42.7K

The cost of living in Harare is 89% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5611th and 8393rd ($1012 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Kenya, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6695th and 8584th 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
$8.03
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$8360

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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
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545