Harare vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$415
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2284
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5463rd and 3485th ($1015 vs $1628) 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 6892nd and 899th 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
$9.57
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459