Harare vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$411	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	48
😀 Quality of life	45	31
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.81M

The cost of living in Harare is 9% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5540th and 5997th ($992 vs $908) 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 6578th and 7979th 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	$10	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482