Harare vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$422
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.57M

The cost of living in Harare is 58% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5620th and 7596th ($957 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6463rd and 6176th 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
$6.43
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$2132

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$852
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$761
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$784
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$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$645
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
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$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698