Harare vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4th ($1024 vs $4207) 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 1.2 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 6918th and 18th 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	$11.1	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$21999

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188