Harare vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2462
🏠 One person rent
$411
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
45
😀 Quality of life
45
67
🏙️ Population
2.15M
418K

The cost of living in Harare is 2% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5540th and 5400th ($992 vs $1015) 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 6578th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Harare Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$5391

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$935
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027