Harare vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2940
🏠 One person rent
$422
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$899
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$2098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
47
96
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.75M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5620th and 4674th ($957 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Zimbabwe and Japan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6463rd and 15th 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
$6.43
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.13
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$8601

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933