Harare vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$415
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5463rd and 3273rd ($1015 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Zimbabwe and Japan, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6892nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Tokyo

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Harare Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006