Harare vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$416
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.01M

The cost of living in Harare is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5483rd and 3529th ($1024 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6918th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Riyadh

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Harare Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487