Harare vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	48	96
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.14M

The cost of living in Harare is 58% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5483rd and 978th ($1024 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6918th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Perth

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	Harare	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894