Harare vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
86
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.79M

The cost of living in Harare is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5483rd and 897th ($1024 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Zimbabwe and Canada, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6918th and 29th 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
$11.1
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029