Harare vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$415
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
38
27
😀 Quality of life
48
28
🏙️ Population
2.15M
42.7K

The cost of living in Harare is 87% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8425th ($1015 vs $543) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6892nd and 8855th 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
$9.57
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$10408

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583