Harare vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$415
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
48
75
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 10% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4918th ($1015 vs $1126) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6892nd and 1670th 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
$9.57
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$15990

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720