Harare vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$422
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.39M

The cost of living in Harare is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5620th and 26th ($957 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6463rd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$18429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606