Harare vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2475
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$408
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
49
99
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5412th and 3130th ($1021 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6721st and 4th 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
$10.1
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$93.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.34
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.3
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$258
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8872
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
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$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961