Harare vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$415
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
66
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.25M

The cost of living in Harare is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5463rd and 3851st ($1015 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6892nd and 367th 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
$9.57
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$8199

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469