Harare vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$408	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	37	56
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.42M

The cost of living in Harare is 29% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5412th and 6702nd ($1021 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Zimbabwe and Brazil, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6721st and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Salvador

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	Harare	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$13462

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$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

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699