Harare vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Harare	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$957	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2551	$2987
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$917	$1464
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$440	$1719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	65
😀 Quality of life	47	82
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.25M

The cost of living in Harare is 41% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5620th and 3028th ($957 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6463rd and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sharjah

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	Harare	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$117	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.57%	4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.9	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.96	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.88	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.69	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.5	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7309	$5193

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$761
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$689
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$645
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$722
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$837
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$993
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$970
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$795
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1014
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$363
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$332
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$327
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$367
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$550
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$326
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$734
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$332
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1210
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$992
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1238
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1236
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$511
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$554
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1107
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$337
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$605
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1121
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$338
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1176
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$953
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$866

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$1841
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2229
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1191
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1132
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1164
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$787
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1126
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1872
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1810
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$798
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$573
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$604
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1375
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1285
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1327
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$544
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$779
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$959
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1005
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$606
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$604
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$868
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$672
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$457
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$621
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$910
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$561
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$822
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$575
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$541