Harare vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$416
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$2676
😷 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 5483rd and 3249th ($1024 vs $1698) 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6918th and 8th 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
$11.1
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$16728

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005