Harare vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2114
🏠 One person rent
$422
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
48
😀 Quality of life
47
30
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.81M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5620th and 5755th ($957 vs $936) 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 0.5 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 6463rd and 8446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$62.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$2033

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$852
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$901
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$899
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1095
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$881
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$959
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$881
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$1061
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$885
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$466
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1361
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$466
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$479
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$498
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$883
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$467
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$800
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$1034
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$820
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$280
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1100
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1032
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$871
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$484
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$489
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$920
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$844
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$923
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$404
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$840
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$443
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$938
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$466
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$498
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$449
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$467