Harare vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2045
🏠 One person rent
$427
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
48
😀 Quality of life
43
29
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.81M

The cost of living in Harare is 12% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5611th and 6121st ($1012 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Zimbabwe and Sudan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 6695th and 8206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$9.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$2039

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$889
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$868
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1094
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$851
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$935
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$847
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$988
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$946
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$491
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1096
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$490
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$502
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$524
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$799
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$492
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$686
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$928
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$944
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$814
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$324
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1123
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$940
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$590
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$513
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$513
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$895
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$837
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$915
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$314
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$810
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$333
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$895
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$489
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$554
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$520
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$350
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$488