Harare vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$416
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
49
😀 Quality of life
48
36
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.81M

The cost of living in Harare is 21% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6562nd ($1024 vs $848) 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 0.2 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 6918th and 8388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Omdurman

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Harare Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
29.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$6.88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$3.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$83.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1622

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$832
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$819
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1104
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$800
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$858
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$804
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$931
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$1017
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$498
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$964
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$498
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$510
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$531
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$863
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$497
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$810
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$905
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$919
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$1022
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$369
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1209
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1107
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$775
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$521
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$522
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$893
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$795
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$902
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$385
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$996
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$448
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$906
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$491
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$572
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$528
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$415
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$491