Harare vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$422
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
2.15M
418K

The cost of living in Harare is 4% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5620th and 5302nd ($957 vs $1002) 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 0.5 months in Harare compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6463rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$4444

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$852
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$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
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$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009