Harare vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$416
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
71
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.21M

The cost of living in Harare is 23% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4516th ($1024 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6918th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sofia

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Harare Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$11223

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784