Harare vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$415
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$5217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
86
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.39M

The cost of living in Harare is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5463rd and 52nd ($1015 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Zimbabwe and the United States, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6892nd and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs San Diego

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Harare San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$22295

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826