Harare vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$408
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.27M

The cost of living in Harare is 4% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5412th and 5704th ($1021 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Zimbabwe and South Africa, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6721st and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915