Harare vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5611th and 5th ($1012 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6695th and 13th 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	$8.03	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$20585

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108