Harare vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$411
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
43
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5540th and 4892nd ($992 vs $1090) 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 0.4 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 6578th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$10296

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551