Harare vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Harare	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$415	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$1558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	48	65
🏙️ Population	2.15M	630K

The cost of living in Harare is 14% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4806th ($1015 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 6892nd and 5211th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Harare	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$415	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8948	$9264

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$755
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$727
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$677
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$754
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$565
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$840
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$875
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$792
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$632
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$849
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$952
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$495
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$489
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$456
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$632
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$452
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$813
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$494
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$692
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$691
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1304
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1602
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$549
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$590
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1378
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$559
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$615
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1166
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$522
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1132
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1029
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$875

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362