Harare vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$427	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	21
😀 Quality of life	43	42
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.02M

The cost of living in Harare is 92% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5611th and 8461st ($1012 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Liberia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6695th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Monrovia

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	Harare	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$2993

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Cities near Harare

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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520