Harare vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$422
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.38M

The cost of living in Harare is 0.7% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5620th and 5668th ($957 vs $951) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6463rd and 907th 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
$6.43
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$7940

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$852
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$761
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$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
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$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619