Harare vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$416
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
48
67
🏙️ Population
2.15M
423K

The cost of living in Harare is 16% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5483rd and 6421st ($1024 vs $887) 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6918th and 4908th 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
$11.1
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5443

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$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206