Harare vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$411	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	70
😀 Quality of life	45	81
🏙️ Population	2.15M	330K

The cost of living in Harare is 24% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5540th and 4211th ($992 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Cyprus, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6578th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Nicosia

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	Harare	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$6962

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647