Harare vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$408	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	95
😀 Quality of life	49	69
🏙️ Population	2.15M	11.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 3% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5412th and 5192nd ($1021 vs $1052) 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 6721st and 4142nd 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	$10.1	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$15428

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$779
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$761
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$755
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$587
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$873
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$916
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$820
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$658
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$655
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$687
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$996
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$506
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$493
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$653
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$577
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1062
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1278
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$514
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$536
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1069
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$565
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$577
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$912
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$888
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1032
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$830

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666