Harare vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$411	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	91
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	2.15M	6.26M

The cost of living in Harare is 12% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5540th and 4686th ($992 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Chile, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6578th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Santiago

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	Harare	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$8040

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731