Harare vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$789
🏠 One person rent
$422
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
2.15M
908K

The cost of living in Harare is 89% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5620th and 8460th ($957 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6463rd and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$698

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$852
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$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
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$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
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$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265