Harare vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$415
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
67
😀 Quality of life
48
59
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 26% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5463rd and 6736th ($1015 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Kenya, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6892nd and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Nairobi

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Harare Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795