Harare vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$427
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
43
63
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 0% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5611th and 5616th ($1012 vs $1012) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6695th and 4573rd 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
$8.03
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$13135

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629