Harare vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$4180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
664K

The cost of living in Harare is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5483rd and 676th ($1024 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6918th and 24th 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
$11.1
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$13439

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$770
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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727