Harare vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
49
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
664K

The cost of living in Harare is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5412th and 689th ($1021 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6721st and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Rotterdam

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Harare Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$13809

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$751
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$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671