Harare vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$416	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	48	77
🏙️ Population	2.15M	630K

The cost of living in Harare is 22% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4556th ($1024 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Zimbabwe and Italy, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 6918th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Palermo

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	Harare	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$10956

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342