Harare vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Harare	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2551	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$422	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	95
😀 Quality of life	47	64
🏙️ Population	2.15M	12.4M

The cost of living in Harare is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5620th and 5031st ($957 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Brazil, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6463rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sao Paulo

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	Harare	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.6	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$117	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7309	$12031

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$761
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$689
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$645
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$722
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$837
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$993
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$970
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$795
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1014
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$363
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$332
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$327
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$367
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$550
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$326
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$734
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$332
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1210
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$992
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1238
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1236
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$511
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$554
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1107
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$337
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$605
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1121
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$338
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1176
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$953
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$866

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659