Harare vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$411	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	95
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.21M

The cost of living in Harare is 8% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5540th and 5954th ($992 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Brazil, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6578th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Harare	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$10819

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562