Harare vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$427
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
43
12
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.48M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5611th and 5406th ($1012 vs $1036) 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 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6695th and 9136th 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
$8.03
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$1688

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655