Harare vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$427
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
43
96
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.75M

The cost of living in Harare is 17% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5611th and 4566th ($1012 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Zimbabwe and Japan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6695th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Osaka

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Harare Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016