Harare vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1975
🏠 One person rent
$416
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
38
28
😀 Quality of life
48
65
🏙️ Population
2.15M
149K

The cost of living in Harare is 26% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6712th ($1024 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Mauritius, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6918th and 5184th 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
$11.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5625

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$749
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$815
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$819
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$807
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$796
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1618
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1600
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1624
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$481
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$496
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$460
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$505
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$495
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$521
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$950
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$588