Harare vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$408
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 6% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5412th and 5037th ($1021 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Oman, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6721st and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Muscat

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Harare Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$11063

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453