Harare vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2409
🏠 One person rent
$415
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$515
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
1
😀 Quality of life
48
29
🏙️ Population
2.15M
65.5K

The cost of living in Harare is 0.4% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5493rd ($1015 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Zimbabwe and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 6892nd and 8825th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sao Tome

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Harare Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$25.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$2877

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$780
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$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
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Trindade
$1013
256 km or 159 mi Port-Gentil
$698
303 km or 188 mi Libreville
$743
375 km or 233 mi Bata
$1209
443 km or 275 mi Malabo
$1272
492 km or 306 mi Port Harcourt
$559
494 km or 307 mi Limbe
$738
509 km or 316 mi Buea
$627
529 km or 328 mi Douala
$1156
537 km or 333 mi Aba
$591
543 km or 337 mi Calabar
$373
565 km or 351 mi Kumba
$821
574 km or 356 mi Owerri
$1364
584 km or 363 mi Umuahia
$773
587 km or 365 mi Warri
$786
649 km or 403 mi Onitsha
$795
653 km or 406 mi Awka
$693
660 km or 410 mi Yaounde
$666
677 km or 421 mi Benin
$627
684 km or 425 mi Enugu
$564
702 km or 436 mi Bafoussam
$759
730 km or 454 mi Bamenda
$699
772 km or 480 mi Owo
$531
774 km or 481 mi Lagos
$946
788 km or 490 mi Akure
$488
806 km or 501 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
822 km or 511 mi Porto-Novo
$768
824 km or 512 mi Cotonou
$830
827 km or 514 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
829 km or 515 mi Ife
$670
845 km or 525 mi Ibadan
$658
846 km or 526 mi Abeokuta
$995
861 km or 535 mi Osogbo
$575
884 km or 549 mi Kayes
$533
889 km or 552 mi Lome
$759
890 km or 553 mi Oyo
$639
892 km or 555 mi Cabinda
$673
907 km or 564 mi Madingou
$531
924 km or 574 mi Gamboma
$531
926 km or 575 mi Abomey
$596