Harare vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$415
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
2.15M
6.26M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4785th ($1015 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Chile, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6892nd and 637th 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
$9.57
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895