Harare vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Harare Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.6M

The cost of living in Harare is 61% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5483rd and 742nd ($1024 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 648th in Zimbabwe and the United States, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6918th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Harare vs Philadelphia

Prices for goods and services in Harare and Philadelphia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Harare Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$17603

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801