Harare vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$422
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
67
😀 Quality of life
47
59
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 48% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5620th and 7242nd ($957 vs $646) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6463rd and 5517th 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
$6.43
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747