Harare vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	43	92
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.39M

The cost of living in Harare is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5611th and 45th ($1012 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6695th and 75th 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	$8.03	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$21468

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647