Harare vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$411
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
45
99
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5540th and 3019th ($992 vs $1607) 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 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6578th and 3rd 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
$10
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$15235

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HarareTokyo

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$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101