Harare vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$427	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	37	19
😀 Quality of life	43	75
🏙️ Population	2.15M	630K

The cost of living in Harare is 16% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5611th and 4571st ($1012 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Zimbabwe and Italy, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 6695th and 1004th 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	$8.03	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$7103

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272