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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$416	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Harare is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8th ($1024 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6918th and 148th 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	$11.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212