Harare vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$415
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
2.15M
423K

The cost of living in Harare is 15% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5463rd and 6377th ($1015 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1 months in Skopje. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6892nd and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Skopje

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Harare Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$5403

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$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207