Harare vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$427	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Harare is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5611th and 13th ($1012 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6695th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs San Jose, United States

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	Harare	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146