Harare vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$408
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
49
😀 Quality of life
49
56
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.57M

The cost of living in Harare is 84% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5412th and 8247th ($1021 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 6721st and 6229th 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
$10.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$2133

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$751
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$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719