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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Harare	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1015	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$415	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$6139
😷 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 5463rd and 8th ($1015 vs $3957) 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6892nd and 126th 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	$9.57	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$415	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.67	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.01	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.5	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8948	$23151

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$755
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$727
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$677
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$754
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$565
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$840
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$875
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$792
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$632
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$849
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$952
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$495
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$489
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$456
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$632
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$452
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$813
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$494
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$692
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$691
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1304
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1602
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$549
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$590
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1378
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$559
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$615
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1166
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$522
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1132
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1029
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$875

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273