Harare vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$2083
🏠 One person rent
$405
$657
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$926
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
49
14
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.48M

The cost of living in Harare is 6% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5825th and 5416th ($1001 vs $1064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Onitsha ranked 16th in Nigeria, while ranked 6505th and 9193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.99
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$551
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$786
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
15.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1160
$649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$583
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$2.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$8.19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8748
$1589

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$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$778
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$647
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$758
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$714
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$757
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$584
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$845
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$912
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$815
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$768
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$728
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$753
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$992
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$810
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$494
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$462
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$644
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$715
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$520
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$656
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$686
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1055
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1208
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$550
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$586
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1051
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$568
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$621
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$922
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$528
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1087
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$909
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$994
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$819

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$866
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$480
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$956
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$633
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$679
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$925
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$681
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$669
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$654
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$390
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1494
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$846
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$761
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1132
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$679
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$521
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$737
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$681
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$614
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1185
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$756
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1009
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1422
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$620
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$749
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$826
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$799
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$401
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$606
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$542
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$767
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1256
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$662
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$892
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$735