Harare vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$765
🏠 One person rent
$422
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.48M

The cost of living in Harare is 171% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5620th and 9080th ($957 vs $354) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6463rd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$704

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617