Harare vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$416
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
48
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
2.15M
389K

The cost of living in Harare is 18% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5483rd and 4667th ($1024 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Albania, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6918th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Tirana

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Harare Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$6657

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013