Harare vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$411
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.25M

The cost of living in Harare is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5540th and 3460th ($992 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.4 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 6578th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536