Harare vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$427
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
43
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5611th and 4893rd ($1012 vs $1110) 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 6695th and 3189th 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
$8.03
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$8649

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548