Harare vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$416
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
38
27
😀 Quality of life
48
32
🏙️ Population
2.15M
42.7K

The cost of living in Harare is 89% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8447th ($1024 vs $542) 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 0.2 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 6918th and 8725th 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
$11.1
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$9031

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544