Harare vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Harare	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$411	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$862	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	89
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.87M

The cost of living in Harare is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5540th and 129th ($992 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Singapore, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6578th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Singapore City

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	Harare	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$638	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.13%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$547	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.21	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.98	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6241	$27780

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Cities near Harare

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605