Harare vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$416
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
37
😀 Quality of life
48
24
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.48M

The cost of living in Harare is 11% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6203rd ($1024 vs $922) 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 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 6918th and 9020th 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
$11.1
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$1640

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673