Harare vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$411
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
13.1M

The cost of living in Harare is 20% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5540th and 4359th ($992 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Russia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6578th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Moscow

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Harare Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$12252

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$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592