Harare vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$422
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5620th and 4635th ($957 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Oman, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6463rd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$8464

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646