Harare vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$5890
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1569
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2558
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$793
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$3963
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
37
79
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
709K

The cost of living in Harare is 62% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5412th and 530th ($1021 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Norway, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6721st and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Oslo

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Harare Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$11.9
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$54
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$16133

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$751
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$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2058
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2155
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2180
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2131
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1741
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1949
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1819
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1978
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1976
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1895
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2181
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1997
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1761
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1971
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1882
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1830
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1818
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1397
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2041
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1621
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1460
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1543
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1405
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1830
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1353
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1516
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1586
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1551
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1312
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1497
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1823
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1325
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1684
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1289
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1503
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1542
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1801
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2004
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2341
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2242