Harare vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$5553
😷 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 5483rd and 50th ($1024 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6918th and 137th 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	$11.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$26517

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804