Harare vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$427
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
43
48
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.57M

The cost of living in Harare is 81% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5611th and 8203rd ($1012 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6695th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Shiraz

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Harare Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$2159

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$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705