Harare vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$427
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
43
66
🏙️ Population
2.15M
418K

The cost of living in Harare is 7% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5611th and 5025th ($1012 vs $1086) 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 0.4 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 6695th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$5212

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$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050