Harare vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$408	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5412th and 4th ($1021 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and the United States, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6721st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs New York City

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	Harare	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$22663

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$779
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$761
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$755
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$587
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$873
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$916
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$820
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$658
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$655
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$687
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$996
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$506
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$493
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$653
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$577
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1062
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1278
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$514
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$536
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1069
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$565
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$577
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$912
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$888
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1032
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$830

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174