Harare vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$427
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
43
99
🏙️ Population
2.15M
14.3M

The cost of living in Harare is 38% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5611th and 3085th ($1012 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6695th 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
$8.03
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033