Harare vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$427	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	92
😀 Quality of life	43	86
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.75M

The cost of living in Harare is 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5611th and 2722nd ($1012 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Italy, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6695th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Rome

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	Harare	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$10781

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262