Harare vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$415
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
71
😀 Quality of life
48
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.21M

The cost of living in Harare is 27% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5463rd and 4339th ($1015 vs $1386) 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6892nd and 746th 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
$9.57
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$12236

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$780
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800