Harare vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1682
🏠 One person rent
$416
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$70.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$94.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
27
😀 Quality of life
48
19
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.12M

The cost of living in Harare is 42% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5483rd and 7125th ($1024 vs $724) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Somalia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Mogadishu. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6918th and 9150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Mogadishu

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Harare Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$79.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4814
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$25.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$52.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$26.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$50.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$571

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$743
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863