Harare vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Harare Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$416
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
66
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.25M

The cost of living in Harare is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4144th ($1024 vs $1473) 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 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6918th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Harare vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Harare and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Harare Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$7922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Harare

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492