Harare vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Harare	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2551	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$422	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.8M

The cost of living in Harare is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5620th and 6th ($957 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.6 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 6463rd and 8th 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	$6.43	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.6	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$117	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7309	$17859

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Cities near Harare

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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028