Harare vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1903
🏠 One person rent
$415
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
38
63
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.27M

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5463rd and 5331st ($1015 vs $1031) 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 0.4 months in Soweto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6892nd and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Soweto

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Harare Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$5012

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1204
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$912
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1104
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$742
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$851
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$997
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$784
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1015
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$789
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$994
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$860
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$902
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$872
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$875
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$811
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$903
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$691
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$723
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$691
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$663
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$607
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$882
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$660
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$494
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$742
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$611
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$904
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$549
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$590
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$912
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1014
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$938
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$632
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$965