Harare vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1945
🏠 One person rent
$422
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$647
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$665
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
37
27
😀 Quality of life
47
65
🏙️ Population
2.15M
149K

The cost of living in Harare is 15% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5620th and 6280th ($957 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Mauritius, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6463rd and 4589th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$5.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.92
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$3923

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$718
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$784
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$770
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$776
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$852
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1365
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1417
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1439
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$461
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$353
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$428
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$585
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1608
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$587
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1127
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1144
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1165
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$992
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1014
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$327
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$326
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$363
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$332
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$332
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$335
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$952
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$762