Harare vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	38	19
😀 Quality of life	48	67
🏙️ Population	2.15M	955K

The cost of living in Harare is 42% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5483rd and 2952nd ($1024 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Zimbabwe and Spain, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 6918th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Tenerife

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	Harare	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$6610

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490