Harare vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$411
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
68
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
2.15M
5.55M

The cost of living in Harare is 30% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5540th and 6622nd ($992 vs $760) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6578th and 5369th 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
$10
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$7984

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HarareNairobi

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785