Harare vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$427	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	37	27
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	149K

The cost of living in Harare is 23% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5611th and 6351st ($1012 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Mauritius, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6695th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Port Louis

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	Harare	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736