Harare vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$416
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
2.15M
11.5M

The cost of living in Harare is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5483rd and 5003rd ($1024 vs $1115) 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 6918th and 2408th 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
$11.1
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$16798

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719