Harare vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$422
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
47
61
🏙️ Population
2.15M
8.69M

The cost of living in Harare is 37% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5620th and 6811th ($957 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6463rd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Tehran

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Harare Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$1883

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$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
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569