Harare vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$422
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
86
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.79M

The cost of living in Harare is 63% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5620th and 571st ($957 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Zimbabwe and Canada, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Harare compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6463rd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Toronto

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Harare Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190