Harare vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$415
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
37
😀 Quality of life
48
26
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.48M

The cost of living in Harare is 28% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5463rd and 6787th ($1015 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 6892nd and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Onitsha

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Harare Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$1896

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657