Harare vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$415
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
47
😀 Quality of life
48
41
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.57M

The cost of living in Harare is 101% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5463rd and 8645th ($1015 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 6892nd and 7725th 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
$9.57
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$2115

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$780
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694