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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$408	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.01M

The cost of living in Harare is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5412th and 6th ($1021 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6721st and 88th 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	$10.1	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$22302

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$779
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$761
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$755
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$587
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$873
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$916
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$820
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$658
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$655
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$687
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$996
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$506
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$493
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$653
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$577
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1062
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1278
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$514
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$536
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1069
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$565
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$577
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$912
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$888
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1032
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$830

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254