Harare vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Harare	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2551	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$422	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	82
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.38M

The cost of living in Harare is 18% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5620th and 6353rd ($957 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Russia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6463rd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Saint Petersburg

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	Harare	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$117	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.5	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7309	$6504

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Cities near Harare

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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438