Harare vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$422
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
71
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
7.01M

The cost of living in Harare is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5620th and 2922nd ($957 vs $1642) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6463rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561